Politics

President reveals what will happen to Rupee-Dollar rate after IMF agreement   President Ranil Wickremesinghe says that Rupee-Dollar rate will come down after Sri Lanka enters into the agreement with International Monetary Fund. “How do we stabilize the Rupee? Compared…

IMF Executive Board decision on US$ 2.9 b package tomorrow   Sri Lanka is on the verge of getting the first tranche of the crucial International Monetary Fund (IMF) Extended Fund Facility (EFF), a four-year US$ 2.9 billion program after…

Presidential Election before LG polls: Sisira Jayakody State Minister of Indigenous Medicines Sisira Jayakody said that the Local Government Election will not be held on April 25 and a presidential election will be held in November. He said addressing the…

Government institutions permitted to use private banks   Minister of State for Finance Mr. Shehan Semasinghe claims that for the first time, government institutions have been allowed to use the services of private banks. “We authorized them because we cannot…

Imran Khan’s arrest warrant cancelled after police use bulldozers to raid house   Islamabad, Pakistan – A court in Pakistan has cancelled arrest warrants for former Prime Minister Imran Khan in a corruption case, according to Khan’s lawyer. Faisal Fareed…

Artistes felicitated at ‘Satarawa Deepani’ ceremony     The “Satarawa Deepani” Felicitation Ceremony, which was organized at the behest of Minister of Transport, Highways, and Mass Media, Dr. Bandula Gunawardena  was held at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH)…

Arrest warrant issued for Putin   Arrest warrants have been issued by judges at the International Criminal Court for Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Commissioner for Children’s Rights. In a statement, the ICC says they are suspected of the…

Gammanpila writes to Immigration chief under RTI on US delegation’s visit   Parliamentarian Udaya Gammanpila has sought information about the US delegation’s top secret visit to Colombo last month. The MP has submitted the request to officials of the Bandaranaike…

Marikkar criticizes PMD’s ‘unsuccessful attempt’   Samagi Jana Balawega (SJB) Media Spokesman – S.M. Marikkar states that the President’s Media Division (PMD) unsuccessfully attempted to portray that the strike of the professionals was unsuccessful. Speaking at a media briefing at…

PMD updates situation of strike affected state sector     The President’s Media Division has issued several statements on the situation of state services affected by the island wide trade union action underway today (15). The statements are as follows…