The International Monetary Fund (IMF) team that concluded their visit to Sri Lanka said that they had constructive and productive discussions with the Sri Lankan authorities on economic policies and reforms to be supported by an IMF Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement

The 22nd Amendment to the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka has been published in a gazette notification issued on Wednesday (June 29).

The bus fares will be increased by 22 percent from midnight today (June 30), the National Transport Commission says.

As the fuel shortage has sent the country into a lockdown situation, people, particularly those in Colombo and the suburbs, are facing a risk of losing access to food and other essential stuff, with the retailers struggling to restock their shelves on time, as they scramble to refuel their delivery fleets.

The World Bank would extend further support after reaching an agreement with the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank’s Country Director for Sri Lanka Faris Hadad-Zervos says.

Doctors and bankers were among hundreds of Sri Lankans who marched on Wednesday (June 29) to demand the government resolve a severe fuel shortage at the heart of the Indian Ocean island’s worst economic crisis in decades or step down.

A 53-year-old father of two who was waiting for fuel at a filling station in the area of Darga Town, Aluthgama died after he was knocked down by a lorry last night (June 28).

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) will not be able to receive a petrol shipment until 22nd July, even if the funds are available with the CPC, said Sagala Ratnayake the Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister today (29).

Two people have been killed in a shooting incident at the Katubedda Junction in Moratuwa today (June 29), police said.

An inmate at the Kandakadu Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre in Polonnaruwa died after a brawl between two groups last night (June 28).

Midwives have decided to launch an island-wide trade union action citing several demands including transport allowances.

44 containers of 1,000 metric tonnes (MT) of rice donated by the Chinese people to Sri Lankan students have arrived and were handed over to Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Education yesterday (June 28).

Lanka IOC announced that it has imposed restrictions on the sale of petrol from its filling stations across the country with immediate effect.

Sri Lanka’s Minister of Power and Energy Kachana Wijesekera says that he met with the Deputy Director-General of the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) and discussed a possible Credit Line facility for Petroleum and Gas supply.

Sri Lanka’s Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera today (June 28) met with Qatar’s Energy Affairs State Minister and President and CEO of Qatar Energy, Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, to discuss the supply of petroleum needs.

At the G7 Summit today (June 28), President of the United States Joe Biden announced $20 million in additional assistance to strengthen food security in Sri Lanka.