In a troubling incident at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake, State Minister of Small and Medium Enterprises Development, Prasanna Ranaweera, has been accused of assaulting a porter and threatening several airport security officers. The incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, May 14, when Minister Ranaweera arrived at the airport with his wife,…The post State Mi...

Julie Kozack, Director of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Communications Department, has praised the Sri Lankan Government for its commendable achievements in economic policy and program implementation. Kozack noted the robust overall implementation of the IMF program by Sri Lanka. The IMF staff and Sri Lankan authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on economic policies,…The...

The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 is gearing up with a series of warm-up fixtures designed to prepare teams for the main event. These matches, consisting of 20 overs per side, will not carry international T20 status, allowing teams the flexibility to field all members of their 15-player squad. New Format for Warm-up Matches…The post ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024: Warm-up Fixtures A...

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has appointed Talal Rafi, an economist and economic policy consultant to a multilateral development bank, asContinue ReadingThe post Economist Talal Rafi appointed Policy Advisor to Opposition Leader appeared first on Newswire.

MAC lovers rejoice as Exclusive Lines proudly announces the arrival of the world’s leading professional makeup brand in the heartContinue ReadingThe post MAC Cosmetics Debuts Flagship Store In Sri Lanka With Exclusive Lines appeared first on Newswire.

An International University is to be established at the Port City of Colombo, to drive regional education demand for undergraduateContinue ReadingThe post Port City International University to offer degrees in several fields appeared first on Newswire.

Sri Lanka and Brazil have held a discussion centred on the establishment of a Sister City Project between the MunicipalContinue ReadingThe post Sister City Project initiated between Rio de Janeiro & Colombo appeared first on Newswire.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has expressed hope to reach an agreement with creditor nations in the next few weeks, it wasContinue ReadingThe post Sri Lanka hopeful of agreement with creditor nations in next few weeks appeared first on Newswire.

Fulfilling the regional demand for undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes in Engineering, Information Technology, Business Studies/Management, Finance, Marketing, and Medicine, Port City Colombo aims to contribute positively towards the reversal of ‘brain drain’ and reduction of the current skills gap in the local employment market, a Port City Colombo press release said. The release add...

President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced the establishment of a new development bank aimed at providing financial support to industrialists in Sri Lanka. This initiative will offer industrialists the opportunity to obtain loans at low interest rates. Additionally, the President revealed plans to set up an Economic Commission to oversee these activities. A new institution, “Enterprise Sri […]

…interest payments alone increased by USD 2.8 bn; foreign debt USD 100 bn By Shamindra Ferdinando Declaring that the economy had further deteriorated under President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s watch since July 2022, dissident SLPP parliamentarian Prof. G. L. Peiris said that the government was working overtime to depict a much improved situation. Addressing the media at […]

The Supreme Court has determined that some sections of the Telecommunications Amendment Bill are inconsistent with the Constitution. The Determination of the Court as to the constitutionality of the Bill, titled “Sri Lanka Telecommunications (Amendment) Bill,” is as follows: 1) Proposed Section 9A (2) [Clause 8] states that the TRC may give the provider or […]

Secretary to the Ministry of Justice, Prison Affairs and Constitutional Reforms,  M. N. Ranasinghe, stated that the period from 2022 to 2024 will be historically significant for the highest number of law reforms in Sri Lanka. He highlighted that since 2022, 59 legal reforms have been passed in Parliament, with an additional 07 drafts and […]

by Neville ladduwahetty Sri Lanka’s Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, Himalee Subhashini Arunatilaka, in her statement to the HR Council stated that Sri Lanka has “consistently rejected Resolutions 46/1 and 51/1”, because Sri Lanka is “in fundamental disagreement with its unacceptable content in particular the so-called evidence gathering mechanism, the establishment ...

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy hospital ship, “Peace Ark” set sail from a military port in Zhoushan in east China’s Zhejiang Province on Sunday morning for Mission Harmony-2024 to visit three countries, including Sri Lanka. Chinese media reports said that this is the 10th Mission Harmony for “Peace Ark” since its commissioning in 2008. The […]

Former Speaker and the National Movement of Social Justice (NMSJ) Chairperson Karu Jayasuriya, yesterday stressed the critical importance of effectively utilising the third tranche of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout package. Jayasuriya has, in a media statement, said steps must be taken to ensure proper use of the funds. The IMF released the third […]

by Nalaka Samaraweera The new National Education Policy Framework (NEPF), currently being implemented by the government, has begun to be noticed by the public. However, there is a noticeable absence of an in-depth discussion on the implications of the policies it proposes. So far critics have quite convincingly pointed out the neoliberal motives behind the […]