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No visitors for Ranjan in prison for two weeks

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) member Ranjan Ramanayake will not be allowed to meet visitors in prison for two weeks. The Prisons Department said that the privilege for Ramanayake to meet visitors has been suspended for two weeks after he had taken a selfie at the Angunukolapelessa Prison with SJB MP Harshana Rajakaruna. MP Rajakaruna had said he had visited MP Ramanayake to inquire into his wellbeing at the prison. A prison officer who had allowed Rajakaruna to take a selfie with Ramanayake wa

11 Mar, 2021

Mahinda to attend independence anniversary of Bangladesh

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is to attend the 50th independence anniversary celebrations in Bangladesh. Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen told reporters today that Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, President of Nepal Bidhya Devi Bhandari, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bhutanese Prime Minister Lotay Tshering, and Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa will join the celebrations in person. He said that Bangladesh will have stronger relations with the external

11 Mar, 2021

IMF keeping a close eye on China-Sri Lanka currency swap

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is keeping a close watch on the currency swap deal reached between China and Sri Lanka. China has approved a 10 billion yuan ($1.54 billion) currency swap with Sri Lanka. State Minister of Money and Capital Market and State Enterprise Reforms Ajith Nivard Cabraal had said that the deal will allow the island to weather present difficulties. Gerry Rice of the Communications Department at the IMF told reporters that the IMF is closely monitoring economic pol

12 Mar, 2021