Fresh probe on 2019 Easter Sunday carnage: C4 won’t appear before committee By Shamindra Ferdinando The UK’s Channel 4 has declined to appear before the Presidential Commission of Inquiry on the Easter Sunday carnage. The television station has said that it couldn’t reveal confidential sources or what it called confidential journalistic material. Referring to the […]

IMF staff and the Sri Lankan authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on economic policies to conclude the first review of the 48-month EFF-supported programme. Sri Lanka will have access to SDR 254 million (about 330 million U.S Dollars) in financing once the review is approved by the IMF Management and IMF Executive Board. Macroeconomic […]

Having a caused a major upset, the Netherlands will have a spring in their stride when they take on a struggling Sri Lanka in the World Cup at Lucknow today. The Netherlands, who stunned South Africa in Dharamsala for their first World Cup win against a Test playing nation, will be eying an improved show […]

BEIJING, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) ––Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday met with Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who is in Beijing for the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation. Noting that Sri Lanka was one of the first countries to join the Belt and Road Initiative, Xi said China stands ready to work […]

A man of Sri Lankan origins living in Australia has pleaded guilty to obtaining financial advantage by deception in a bid to put on T20 cricket tournaments featuring high-profile international players.

State Minister Diana Gamage has been admitted to the Sri Jayewardenepura Hospital following her claims about being assaulted by a male parliamentarian representing the main opposition.

State Minister for Finance Shehan Semasinghe stated that the Agreement entered with the IMF and the staff-level agreement reached following the First Review of Sri Lanka’s Extended Fund Facility Arrangement will support to settle arrears owed to multilateral creditors while expediting the debt restructuring process. He added that Sri Lanka is poised to receive the […]

The Court of Appeal has fixed a date to deliver the verdict of the petitions filed by specialist doctors against the decision of Cabinet of Ministers to bring down their retirement age to 60 years.

One person died and thirty two (32) others were injured when a Sri Lanka Transport Board bus plying between Badulla and Ketawatta on the Badulla – Morahela road went down an embankment at Yoda Ulpatha today (20). The injured have been admited to the Meegahakiuwla and Badulla hospitals.

Bilateral discussions between President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who is on an official visit to China and Chinese President Xi Jinping took place at the Great Hall of the People today (20) President Xi Jinping reiterated China’s commitment to the “One China” policy and expressed gratitude for Sri Lanka’s support for the “Belt and Road” initiative. He […]

Indices at the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) recorded significant gains today (Oct. 20).

Sri Lanka Parliament has unveiled the program for the parliamentary sittings for the presentation of the Appropriation Bill (The Budget) for the fiscal year 2024.

The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce has congratulated the Government of Sri Lanka for reaching a staff-level agreement on the first review of Sri Lanka s Extended Fund Facility Arrangement (EFF) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it looks forward to analyzing the details of the recent agreement between Sri Lankan authorities and the Export-Import Bank (Exim Bank) of China on debt treatment terms.

Getting into a resilient mode after navigating severe economic turbulence, Sri Lanka is doubling down on its efforts to attract foreign direct investment and investors by rolling out a landmark investment law designed Âto eliminate the existing complexities.Â

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is looking for a strong budget and narrower deficit from Sri Lanka as it seeks funding to bridge the gap between government revenue and expenditure, the IMF mission chief for the country said on Friday.

China is willing to offer assistance to Sri Lanka without political conditions and buy more of its exports, President Xi Jinping told his Sri Lankan counterpart during a bilateral meeting in Beijing on Friday (Oct. 20), foreign media reported.

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has announced revised electricity charges coming into effect today (Oct. 20).

Permission granted for the CEB to increase Electricity Tariffs from today. The percentages will be announced shortly, the Public Utilities Commission (PCUSL) says.

It’s so hurtful to watch TV news on the Gaza strip and all-out war in the region. Netanyahu seems determined to obliterate this little land of two million people and wipe its Palestinians off the face of the earth. The UN has declared it impossible for the Gazans to heed the Israeli command to quit […]

The urban population in Sri Lanka has increased to 44.5 percent, the latest available survey from the National Physical Planning Department has revealed.The previous survey on urbanisation in Sri Lanka was conducted in 2012 and urbanisation stood at 18.2 percent then. The percentage of urban population has increased to 44.5 percent during the past 10 years.The survey […]

Lankan authorities should withdraw the proposed Online Safety Bill and Anti-Terrorism Bill or significantly amend them in line with international human rights standards, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday. In parliament on October 3, Public Security Minister Tiran Alles tabled the Online Safety Bill, which would empower a five-member commission appointed by the president to direct...

Maria Fernanda Garza, the first female Chair of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) which is the largest and most influential business organisation globally and represents 170 countries with a corporate membership of 45 million companies, arrived in Sri Lanka on Wednesday evening (18). Her first visit to Sri Lanka will reportedly encompass meetings with […]