Petitions accusing Nishantha of contempt of court to be considered

USD selling at nearly Rs. 300 at several commercial banks

The USD was selling at nearly Rs. 300 at several commercial banks today.? The Central Bank of Sri Lanka had recently decided to allow greater flexibility in the exchange rate. The Central Bank had indicated that it will continue to closely monitor the emerging macroeconomic and financial market developments, both globally and domestically, and will stand ready to take further measures as appropriate, with the aim of achieving stability in the fronts of inflation, the external sector, the finan

23 Mar, 2022

UN accuses Sri Lanka of violating rights of LGBTI activist

By Easwaran Rutnam Sri Lanka violated the rights of a lesbian and leading LGBTI activist who was subjected to discrimination, threats and abuses due to the country?s Penal Code that criminalises same-sex sexual activity, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) has found.? In its decision published yesterday (Wednesday), CEDAW found that Sri Lanka has breached the rights of Rosanna Flamer-Caldera, the founder and Executive Director of Equal Ground, an organis

24 Mar, 2022

Government defends going ahead with development projects

The Government today defended its decision to go ahead with a number of development projects during the Covid pandemic. Highways Minister Johnston Fernando told Parliament today that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had advised the Government to go ahead with the highway projects. As a result, the Minister said the Government was able to complete the construction of the new Kelani bridge. If not, he says completing construction of the new Kelani bridge would have taken another two years. Similar

23 Mar, 2022