Basil, Balasuriya appear before Presidential Commission

Max Rs. 600,000 compensation for ETI depositors

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has taken measures to pay the compensation payments to the depositors of ETIFL and SFSP from the Sri Lanka Deposit Insurance and Liquidity Support Scheme (SLDILSS), upon suspension of the finance businesses of ETI Finance Limited (ETIFL) and Swarnamahal Financial Services PLC (SFSP) with effect from 13 July.? The CBSL said accordingly, the compensation payment will be commenced from Saturday (25) through selected branches of the People?s Bank Island wide. I

22 Jul, 2020

Government assists Sri Lankan workers in Italy

The Government has taken steps to assist Sri Lankan workers in Italy to benefit from the amnesty granted by Italian authorities under the ?SANTATORIA 2020? programme from 01 June to 15 August 2020. Taking into consideration the difficulties faced by Sri Lankan workers in the COVID-19 context, Foreign Relations Minister Dinesh Gunawardena has taken steps to waive off penalty fees for lack of documentation for workers applying for Sri Lankan passports and has brought down the fees to Euro 140 (fr

21 Jul, 2020

Over 5000 cases of child abuse reported in Sri Lanka

Just over 140 incidents of rape, 42 cases of serious sexual abuse and 54 cases of child abuse have been reported from various police divisions in the country in the first 15 days of 2020. This number has sky rocketed to 5242 cases of child abuse and 1642 cases of sexual abuse of women to date, Stop Child Cruelty Trust said. Stop Child Cruelty Trust said that by the end of 2017, there were over 17,000 cases of child abuse stalled at Attorney General?s Department dating back as long as ten years.

21 Jul, 2020