Former DIG and former Crimes OIC further remanded in Lasantha case

Chinese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs to visit Sri Lanka for talks

Chinese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sun Weidong, will lead a Foreign Ministry delegation to Sri Lanka from 29 May to 01 June 2023, to co-chair the 12th round of Diplomatic Consultations between the two countries with the Secretary, Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka Aruni Wijewardane. The discussions are expected to enable the two countries to assess the status of bilateral relations covering political, economic and cultural cooperation, as well as thematic cooperation and people-to-people cont

29 May, 2023

IMF Deputy Managing Director to have talks in Sri Lanka

The Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kenji Okamura, is to visit Sri Lanka for talks. State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe said that Kenji Okamura will be on a two-day official visit to Sri Lanka (31st May and 1st June). During the visit, several rounds of discussions will be held on the recent changes in Sri Lanka’s economic stability, the opportunities to empower the economy in future and the methods to minimize the obstacles and delays. An IMF missio

30 May, 2023

Cabinet approves proposed deals between Maldives and Sri Lanka

The Cabinet has approved two proposed agreements between the Maldives and Sri Lanka, including one in the field of health. President Ranil Wickremesinghe, in his capacity as the Minister of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies, proposed to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Maldives on cooperation and mutual assistance in customs matters. “The purpose of this MoU is to strengthen, promote and improve cooperation and mutual assistance in customs matters as well as to s

30 May, 2023