22-04-2022, Amsterdam: In the latest series of EFSAS interviews, Mr. Junaid Qureshi (Director EFSAS) welcomed virtually Professor Mick Moore, a highly regarded political economist and professorial fellow at the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex. He is also the founding CEO of the International Centre for Tax and Development and was appointed […]

While external debt restructuring remains a top priority for the Sri Lankan government, domestic debt in the form of Government securities and Sri Lanka Development Bonds will not be restructured,... Click on the headline to read the full story

The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) has granted its permission to Bharati Airtel Lanka (Pvt) Ltd (Airtel) to shut down their 3G mobile network effective from June 26, 2022.

Sri Lanka's economy is heading for a tough time in the coming months with power tariff and fuel price hikes as a result of increasing losses of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) and Ceylon Petroleum... Click on the headline to read the full story

While external debt restructuring remains a top priority for the Sri Lankan government, domestic debt in the form of Government securities and Sri Lanka Development Bonds will not be restructured, Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe announced Thursday (April 28).

What was good for Sri Lanka under British colonial rule 75 years ago may be worth a try again. Or at least that’s what Mark Mobius, the former emerging markets guru at Franklin Templeton Investments,... Click on the headline to read the full story

A joint pricing formula for Lanka Indian Oil Company (LIOC) and the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) is under discussion, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera stated. The post Joint LIOC,... Click on the headline to read the full story

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is expected to meet the leaders of constituent political parties of the government this morning (April 29).

Australia will be at close to full strength for all three legs of its Sri Lankan tour as 34 players were named Friday for the all-format matches in June and July. The post Australia names... Click on the headline to read the full story

The Samagi Jana Balawega (SJB) says that the no-confidence motion against the government will be tabled in Parliament before May 4.

Social unrest, political uncertainty and a complex web of creditors could scupper Sri Lanka s push for a swift overhaul of its $12 billion overseas debt, analysts warn, saying the South Asian nation is fast running out of road.

The 11 political parties that became independent in the parliament recently have conditionally agreed to attend the meeting convened by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa tomorrow (April 29).

India, the world’s second-biggest tea producer, will likely fail to take advantage of an export gap in the global market sparked by Sri Lanka’s economic crisis, according to a top grower. The post... Click on the headline to read the full story

The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) states until State Ministers Suren Ragavan and Shantha Bandara who accepted Ministerial posts are removed from their positions, they will not take part in... Click on the headline to read the full story

Minister of Foreign Affairs Prof. G.L. Peiris has met with the Ambassador of Indonesia Dewi Gustina Tobing, who briefed on the update of Humanitarian Aid to Sri Lanka from the Government of Indonesia.

Many schools in Colombo were shut and several train stations deserted on Thursday as teachers and train drivers joined mass walkouts demanding President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's government quit over Sri... Click on the headline to read the full story

Sri Lanka Cricket, as part of the restructuring program of the High-Performance Center made the 14 appointments to the Coaching Unit.