Judge Gihan Pilapitiya interdicted

PCoI on SriLankan, Mihin Lanka to be appointed next week

A Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) to investigate corrupt practices at?SriLankan Airlines and Mihin Lanka is to be appointed next week, President Maithripala Sirisena said today. The President said this at a political rally of the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) held in Matale today. Sirisena said that once the Presidential commission is appointed the names of corrupt politicians and officials will be exposed. He said that the country could never develop owing to the activiti

13 Jan, 2018

IMF sees Government under pressure ahead of 2020 polls

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says political cohesion of the coalition Government may be strained in the run-up to the 2020 national elections. An IMF report on Sri Lanka said that many challenges lie ahead to sustain Sri Lanka’s reform momentum. The report said that the Government faces higher debt repayments starting in 2018 at a time when the economy remains vulnerable to shocks. “Progress in several structural areas including SOE reforms remains slow.?Sustained efforts are needed

12 Jan, 2018

Pakistan says it has excellent diplomatic relations with Sri Lanka

Pakistan says it has excellent diplomatic and economic relations with Sri Lanka. Pakistan?s Minister for Commerce, Mohammad Pervaiz Malik said that for Pakistan, Sri Lanka is amongst the top focus countries for greater trade relations. He highlighted that Pakistan is one of the rapidly emerging economies of the world with friendly business environment created by the current government through policies aimed at achieving micro-economic stability in the country. He expressed the hope that such

12 Jan, 2018