Curfew to continue indefinitely in Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara

IMF Executive Board approves US$ 337 million for Sri Lanka

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the disbursement of approximately US$ 337 million to Sri Lanka as part of a bailout package. The IMF said the Executive Board completed the first review under the 48-month Extended Fund Facility with Sri Lanka, providing the country with access to SDR 254 million (about US$337 million) to support its economic policies and reforms. All but one performance criteria and all but one indicative targets were met at end-June. M

12 Dec, 2023

Mahinda goes partying with SLPP MPs on dredging vessels

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has been accused of busting taxpayers’ money to go partying with a group of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramauna (SLPP) MPs on two dredging vessels of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority. Over 25 MPs and their families, including former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, were seen boarding the vessels to attend the party on Tuesday 9 January, Daily Mirror reported. Chief Secretary of the All Ceylon General Port Employees Union, Niroshan Gorakanage, said the party cost the Sri La

11 Jan, 2024

Police recording ethnicity of residents in Colombo, other areas

The Police are recording information of residents in Colombo, and other areas, including their ethnicity, Parliament was informed today. Public Security Minister Tiran Alles told Parliament that recording the details of residents in Colombo and other parts of the country was a continuing process and was nothing new. He denied claims the religion of the public were being recorded by the Police. The Minister was responding to concerns raised by opposition MP Mano Ganesan. The MP alleged that T

11 Dec, 2023