Record 124 deaths reported in a single day in Sri Lanka

COPF approves resolution on Domestic Debt Optimization

The Committee on Public Finance (COPF), which met today, has approved the Resolution on Domestic Debt Optimization by a majority. Extensive discussions on the Domestic Debt Optimization were held for the second consecutive day today at the Committee on Public Finance Chaired by (Dr.) Harsha de Silva. Discussions were also held yesterday (29), with Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe, Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), K. M Mahinda Siriwardana, Secretary to the Treasury and high officials r

30 Jun, 2023

Another Sri Lanka Air Force training aircraft crashes killing two

Another Sri Lanka Air Force training aircraft that took off from the China Bay Airport in Trincomalee, crashed killing two Sri Lanka Air Force personnel. Amateur footage showed shocked Air Force members watching from the ground as the Chinese-built PT-6 plane came crashing down to earth. The Sri Lanka Air Force said that the PT-6 aircraft crashed minutes after it had taken off from the China Bay airstrip this morning. In December 2020, a Sri Lanka Air Force PT-6 training light aircraft that d

07 Aug, 2023

Compensation to be sought from countries taking Sri Lankan doctors

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has proposed seeking compensation from countries like the United Kingdom that recruit Sri Lankan doctors. Speaking at a meeting held with the Ministry of Health, the President noted that doctors in countries like the UK are leaving, forcing those countries to recruit doctors from Sri Lanka. “It’s like loss and damage we have in climate change. Your people are leaving, that’s not our faut. Either change your system and pay your doctors or compensate us for that,”

03 Aug, 2023