Sri Lanka PM to inaugurate UNESCO seminar on ‘Ending Crimes Against Journalists’ in Colombo
Ranil Wickremesinghe will inaugurate the UNESCO’s main seminar for the International Day to End Impunity For Crimes against Journalists in…
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Sri Lanka’s economic crisis began with the war – Finance Minister
Minister of Finance and Mass Media, Mangala Samaraweera says the open economy was in operation for only two years and…
ADB grants Sri Lanka USD 350 million for development of road networks and wind power project
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has granted Sri Lanka USD 350 million of financial assistance for two development projects. The…
SriLankan Airlines restructuring dragged further even after 2 years
Restructuring process of SriLankan Airlines align with suitable business partner dragged further even after two years without having meaningful outputs,…
Finance Minister says budget aims at fast tracking liberalization
Sri Lanka’s Finance Minister said they are aiming at fast tracking liberalisation with legislative reforms as they have identified bottlenecks…
President opens Shangri-La Hotel in Colombo
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena today (Nov. 16) opened the latest addition of the Asia Pacific’s leading luxury hotel group,…
Sri Lanka Parliament passes Second Reading of 2018 budget
Sri Lanka parliament passed the Second Reading of the Appropriation Bill (2018) with a majority of 93 votes today, when…
UNP Working Committee suggests measures to expedite court cases
The Working Committee of the Ruling United National Party (UNP) has proposed several measures to expedite the court cases and…
Sri Lanka to give Rs.15Bn as concessionary loans to target sectors: Finance minister
The Ministry of Finance says that it will create a credit scheme with the allocation of 15 billion rupees in…
Sri Lankan government focuses on reconciliation in 2018 budget allocating Rs. 12.75 billion
Sri Lanka’s budget for next year presented by the Minister of Finance Mangala Samaraweera has focused on the post-war reconciliation…
