Sri Lanka Air Force training aircraft crashes in Wariyapola

Nandalal Weerasinghe assumes duties as Central Bank Governor

Dr. P. Nandalal Weerasinghe assumed duties today as the 17th Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL).? Weerasinghe is a career central banker, with extensive experience in Monetary and Exchange Rate Policy. Dr. Weerasinghe was promoted as Deputy Governor on 27 September, 2011 while he was serving as an Alternate Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund and assumed office as Deputy Governor of the CBSL on 01 September 2012. Dr. Weerasinghe holds a PhD and Master?s Degree

08 Apr, 2022

India stands ready to help Sri Lanka

As Sri Lanka reels under a severe economic crisis that triggered a political upheaval, India on Thursday said it stands ready to continue assisting the island nation to recover from the difficulties in line with its ?Neighbourhood First? policy. Indian External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said India has been keenly following the evolving economic situation and other developments in Sri Lanka. He said India has extended assistance of about USD 2.5 billion in the past three mont

08 Apr, 2022

MPs Thissakuttiarachchi and Chaminda Wijesiri removed from Parliament

MPs Janaka Thissakuttiarachchi and Chaminda Wijesiri were removed from Parliament today by?Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana. The two MPs were removed after they engaged in a heated confrontation inside the House. The two MPs were heard verbally abusing each other and had to be restrained from a physical confrontation. Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana temporarily suspended sittings during the incident and ordered them removed after resuming sittings. Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Chaminda W

08 Apr, 2022