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…
DECISION OF IMF EXECUTIVE BOARD ON US $ 2.9 B PACKAGE TOMORROW
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?
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…
PRIVATE BANKS COULD OPEN ACCOUNTS FOR GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS
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…
ARREST WARRANT OF IMRAN KHAN CANCELLED
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…
“SATARAWA DEEPANI” CEREMONY FELICITATES ARTISTES
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)…
PUTIN SERVED WITH ARREST WARRANT
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…
UNDER RTI ON US DELEGATION VISIT GAMMANPILA WRITES TO IMMIGRATION CHIEF
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…
PMD’S ‘UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT’ CRITICIZED BY MARIKKAR
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…
UPDATES OF STRIKE EFFECTED STATE SECTOR BY PMD
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…