The Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR) has further appreciated against the US dollar (USD) today (March 08).

The Bakery Owners’ Association has decided to reduce the price of a loaf of bread weighing 450 grams by Rs. 10 with effect from today (March 08).

Police used water cannons and tear gas to disperse student activists attached to the Colombo university who were protesting on Reid Avenue near the University of Colombo a short while ago.

Sri Lanka’s Election Commission has announced the dates which the postal voting of the 2023 Local Government election is expected to be held.

An inmate who tried to escape from Kegalle prison was shot dead by prison officials early this morning (March 08), the Prisons Department said.

The Urban Development Authority says that an agreement with China to build 1,996 houses for low-income earners and artists will be reached in the next few weeks.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday said Sri Lanka had secured financing assurances from all its major bilateral creditors, paving the way for the IMF board to consider approval of a long-awaited $2.9 billion four-year bailout.

Sri Lanka’s Election Commission today (March 07) announced April 25 as the ‘most suitable’ date to hold the Local Government Election.

Bodies of two children and their parents’ were found by Police inside a house in the Goodshed Road area in Vavuniya this morning (March 07).

The Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR) has further appreciated against the US dollar (USD) today (March 07).

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe says that Sri Lanka has received a new letter from Export-Import Bank of China (EXIM Bank), confirming the assurances given by the Chinese government to restructure Sri Lanka’s debt.

China has given assurances that it will support Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring, clearing the biggest hurdle for the South Asian nation to secure a $2.9 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen on Monday spoke with Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe and expressed support for Sri Lanka’s steps towards an IMF-supported program to advance economic reform and achieve a strong and durable recovery.

Sri Lankan drug trafficking and wanted criminal duo Nadun Chinthaka alias “Harak Kata” and Salindu Malshika alias “Kudu Salindu”, have been arrested by Madagascar’s security authorities, foreign media reported.

Eight police officers and two civilians were injured following a clash which had broken out this evening (March 06) when residents at Attanayala in Weeraketiya had allegedly obstructed police from carrying out their duties.

Sri Lanka’s 6th Periodic Review under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) will be held on March 8 and 9 in Geneva.