Sri Lanka Central Bank further reduces policy interest rates
The Monetary Policy Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka has decided to reduce the Standing Deposit Facility Rate…
Author: Ceylon Independent
SC Issues Interim Order Barring Deshabandu from IGP Post
COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Supreme Court issued an interim order restraining the exercising duties of Deshbandu Tennakoon as Inspector…
AKD meets Japanese state foreign minister in Japan
National Peoples’ Power (NPP) Leader MP Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who is currently on a visit to Japan, has held discussions…
Court orders to arrest Minister Jeevan Thondaman
The Nuwara Eliya Magistrate’s Court has issued an order to arrest a group of suspects, including Minister of Plantation and…
Sri Lanka Caught In A Constitutional Quagmire
The looming Presidential election to be soon followed by the General Election of the Parliament has lead to confused conjectures…
Joe Biden withdraws from US presidential election race
US President Joe Biden has announced that he will end his candidacy for re-election, saying “it is in the best…
AKD leaves for Japan
Leader of the National People’s Power (NPP) MP Anura Kumara Dissanayake left for a visit to Japan on Thursday, it…
President gazettes 22nd Amendment amid Presidential Election Controversy
The 22nd Amendment to the Constitution has been published via Gazette by order of the President. The development comes just…
Sri Lankans leaving the country : President speaks
President Ranil Wickremesinghe says the number of Sri Lankans leaving the country can be contained by 2026/2027 if the fundamental…
Loans up to Rs.10 Mn for SMEs – Finance Ministry
A new loan scheme with a subsidized interest rate of 7% has been introduced for small and medium enterprises (SMEs),…