Sri Lanka says China Exim Bank agreed in principle to restructure $4.2bn of debt
Sri Lanka says it has reached an agreement on the key principles and indicative terms of a debt treatment with…
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No visa fee for tourists arriving in Sri Lanka from five countries
The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to refrain from charging visa fees from tourists arriving in Sri Lanka from…
Sri Lanka-India ferry service launch deferred – report
The launch of the high-speed passenger ferry service between Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu and Kankesanthurai in Sri Lanka has been…
US moves warships closer to Israel after Hamas attack
The US says it is moving an aircraft carrier, ships and jets to the eastern Mediterranean and will also give…
AFTERMATH OF CHANNEL 4 DISPATCHES PROGRAMME
The three-member Committee of Inquiry now examining the disclosures in the Dispatches programme has invited Channel 4 to testify before…
IMF Report exposes alarming levels of corruption in SL’s revenue administration
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), in its technical assistance report, observes that Sri Lankan revenue administration is highly prone to…
Sri Lanka’s Catholics ‘can’t accept’ new Easter bombing inquiries
The appointment of new committees to investigate Sri Lanka’s deadly Easter Sunday bombings in 2019 has not satisfied the country’s…
Sri Lanka fails first IMF review, no timeline for further aid
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka suffered another setback on Wednesday, after it failed to clinch a staff-level agreement on the next stage…
Sri Lanka Army deploys 600 personnel for flood relief in Matara
Sri Lanka Army have deployed a contingent of 600 personnel for flood and disaster relief activities in the Matara district.…