Category: Local News

Sri Lanka is looking to fast-track talks with the International Monetary Fund and agree on a loan by mid-June so that it can then approach other lenders for urgently needed funds.

The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a Sri Lanka sponsored Resolution A/76/L.56, declaring 1 March as World Seagrass Day.

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has instructed officials to implement languages and vocational training programmes targeting foreign job vacancies, President’s Media Division (PMD) said.

The Secretary to the Ministry of Public Administration had informed all the Heads of Government Departments to prepare and implement an appropriate arrangement to call only the officers who are essential to delivering public services for duty with effect from Thursday (26).

Mohamed Ibrahim, the father of two suicide bombers, Mohamed Ibrahim Ilham Ahmed and Mohamed Ibrahim Insaf Ahmed who detonated suicide bombs at two leading hotels in Colombo in the 2019 Easter Sunday attack was granted bail today (May 25).

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as the country’s new Finance Minister, as well as Minister of Economic Stability, and National Policies.

The World Bank on Tuesday said it is not planning to provide any new financing to cash-strapped Sri Lanka until an adequate economic policy framework has been put in place.

Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Tuesday he will present an interim budget within six weeks, slashing infrastructure projects to re-route funds into a two-year relief programme for the crisis-hit island nation.

Sri Lanka’s navy said Tuesday that it has arrested 67 people who it believes were trying to travel by sea to Australia illegally.

The chairperson of Sri Lanka Tourism, Kimarli Fernando has tendered her resignation to Tourism Minister Harin Fernando.

Sri Lanka’s National Transport Commission has approved to increase bus fares by 19.5% with effect from midnight today (May 24).

Sri Lanka has announced new fuel limits for vehicles today (May 24).

Former Minister Johnston Fernando arrived at the Criminal Investigations Division (CID) a short while ago to record a statement over the incidents that took place outside Temple Trees (Maina Go Gama) and in Galle Face (Gota Go Gama) on May 09.

The Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration said that a new circular will be issued instructing only essential state workers to report to work.

Sri Lanka has hired heavyweight financial and legal advisers Lazard and Clifford Chance as it prepares for the difficult task of renegotiating its debts, a trio of sources told Reuters on Monday.

Minister Manusha Nanayakkara says the most essential food items can be imported in the event foreign remittances amounting to USD 500 million is generated monthly.