By Uditha Jayasinghe The International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday backed a floating exchange rate, terming it as the “first line of defence” to protect Sri
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Audit into billions spent on foreign missions
Auditor General Gamini Wijesinghe says that Sri Lanka had spent Rs. 8.3 billion last year to operate its diplomatic missions overseas. He is being quoted
Oman Post suspends sending mail to Sri Lanka
Oman Post has announced that it will temporarily stop receiving any mail to be sent to Sri Lanka, “due to unforeseen circumstances”. In a statement
UK, Sri Lanka celebrate the 70 year friendship
British High Commissioner James Dauris hosted the Queen’s Birthday Party on June 13th, celebrating the friendship between the United Kingdom and Sri Lanka. The event
Sri Lanka court jails extremist Buddhist monk for threatening missing journalist’s wife
A Sri Lankan court on Thursday sentenced the extremist Buddhist monk Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero for six months in prison for threatening the wife
Finnish fillip for Sri Lanka
Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs and Employment-led top public-private sector delegation in town To sign three MoUs with Govt. on health, vocational education and training in secondary education and
Sri Lanka becomes significantly more peaceful
Sri Lanka has shown a significant improvement in the 2018 Global Peace Index (GPI) jumping 13 notches to rank 67th out of 163 countries with
President proposes a multidisciplinary program to make Sri Lanka self-sufficient in milk
President Maithripala Sirisena has given instructions to the relevant authorities to prepare a draft containing a multidisciplinary program to make Sri Lanka self-sufficient in liquid
Pakistan’s top court wants prisoners in Sri Lanka repatriated
Pakistan’s top court has directed authorities to expedite efforts in the repatriation of Pakistanis imprisoned in Thailand and Sri Lanka, Express News reported. During the hearing of a
Kenyan President seeks Sri Lanka’s partnership to further his agenda
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has sought Sri Lanka’s partnership to further his agenda. The High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to Kenya Weerawardena Sunil Dharmasena de Silva