Avant Garde chairman Nissanka Senadhipathi arrested

India and Sri Lanka begin joint work to establish land bridge

India and Sri Lanka have begun joint work to establish a land bridge, the High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, Santosh Jha said. The High Commissioner said the land bridge will help promote tourism between the two countries. He said the land bridge between both countries will be a game changer and will bring many benefits to communities along the alignment of this connectivity but more specifically, it will make Ramayana and Buddhism tourism easier and more alluring to people on both sides

21 Apr, 2024

IMF commends Sri Lanka on hard-won economic gains

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) commended Sri Lanka on the hard-won economic gains. First Deputy Managing Director of the IMF, Gita Gopinath said that she really appreciated meeting Sri Lanka?s State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe and Central Bank Governor Nandalal?Weerasinghe. “I commended them on hard-won economic gains in the past year. The road ahead is challenging and it?s critical to keep up with the reform momentum,” she said on X following the meeting in Washington. Semas

21 Apr, 2024

Renowned astrologer Chandrasiri Bandara passed away

Renowned astrologer Chandrasiri Bandara, who famously predicted a win for Mahinda Rajapaksha in the 2015 Presidential Election, has passed away. Chandrasiri Bandara passed away while receiving treatment at a private hospital aged 63. Bandara’s failed 2015 prediction drew public attention especially after he had said he will ?shoot himself? if Mahinda Rajapaksha lost the 2015 election. In 2009 Chandrasiri Bandara was arrested after he predicted that then President Mahinda Rajapaksa will be eje

22 Apr, 2024