Swiss Embassy employee ordered to appear before CID

IMF hopes Sri Lanka secures deal with private creditors soon

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) hopes Sri Lanka secures a deal with private creditors in the near future. Sri Lanka’s agreements with China and other creditor nations to restructure about $10 billion in bilateral debt brought it a step closer towards restoring debt sustainability, the IMF said on Thursday. The island nation signed deals with China and other creditor nations to restructure about $10 billion in bilateral debt on Wednesday, helping it approach the end of a restructuring pro

27 Jun, 2024

Sri Lanka cricket team head coach Chris Silverwood resigns

Head coach of the Sri Lanka cricket team, Chris Silverwood, has tendered his resignation from the position, citing personal reasons. His resignation comes after Sri Lanka was kicked out of the T20 World Cup in the US. ?Being an international coach means long periods away from loved ones. After lengthy conversations with my family and with a heavy heart, I feel it is now time for me to return home and spend some quality time together,? the Sri Lanka Cricket Board quoted Silverwood as saying. H

27 Jun, 2024

Antonov An-124 arrives in Sri Lanka to transport military helicopter

An Antonov An-124, one of the largest planes in the world, arrived in Sri Lanka to transport a military helicopter. The Antonov An-124 was greeted at the Katunayaka Air Force base by the Sri Lanka Air Force. The An-124 was to transport an MI-17 helicopter from Sri Lanka to Africa. The Antonov An-124 Ruslan is a large, strategic airlift, four-engined aircraft that was designed in the 1980s by the Antonov design bureau in the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union (USSR). The An-124 is the world’s

28 Jun, 2024