Americans injured in Puttalam accident

US tells China to help Sri Lanka restructure debt

By Easwaran Rutnam The United States (US) today called on China to help Sri Lanka restructure its massive debt. Visiting USAID Administrator Samantha Power told reporters in Colombo that it is imperative that all of Sri Lanka’s creditors, most notably China, cooperate in the process openly. “When debt becomes unsustainable as it so clearly has in Sri Lanka, the stakes of that corporation can mean the difference between life or death, prosperity or poverty,” she said. Power said that as a mem

11 Sep, 2022

Government will not oppose Bill on LGBTQ+ rights

The Government will not oppose the Private Member?s Bill presented to Parliament to decriminalize homosexuality, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said today. However, the President said that the Bill will require the support of individual members of Parliament. “We are for it, but you have to get the support of individual members. It’s a matter of their private conscience,? he said. The President expressed these views during talks with the Administrator of the United States Agency for Internati

11 Sep, 2022

Scotland Yard assistance sought to review reports on Easter attack

The assistance of Scotland Yard has been sought to review the reports on the Easter Sunday attacks and determine if there was a hidden hand in the bombings. President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that Scotland Yard has been requested to review the reports and reach a final conclusion on claims that there was a hidden hand behind the bombings. The President expressed these views at a meeting with USAID Administrator Samantha Power today. The bombings, which targeted three hotels and three churche

11 Sep, 2022