Gas distribution expected to be normalised after today

President and Sumanthiran discuss IMF proposals

President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Illangai Thamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK) Parliamentarian M. A. Sumanthiran discussed the proposals of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after other opposition parties boycotted the meeting.?? During the discussions, Secretary to the Treasury Mahinda Siriwardena provided insights into the ongoing negotiations with bilateral creditors, commercial creditors, and ISBs, with an optimistic outlook towards completing the process by the end of June this year. Notably,

11 Mar, 2024

Father of Sri Lankan family killed in Canada in shock

The father of a Sri Lankan family murdered in Canada is in shock following the biggest mass killing in Ottawa?s recent history. Lying in a hospital bed nursing physical wounds and unimaginable mental trauma, Dhanushka Wickramasinghe is trying to come to terms with the horrifying deaths of his young family and a good friend, the Ottawa Citizen reported. ?He is still in the shock level,? said Bhanthe Sumanarathana, a friend and resident monk at the Hilda Jayewardenaramaya Buddhist Monastery, who

08 Mar, 2024

Sri Lanka wants to start rupee trade with India

Many developed and developing countries including Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and nations of the Gulf region are keen to start?trade in rupee with India as it would help cut transaction costs for businesses, India’s Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said. He expressed confidence that the development is going to be a “very game-changing” dimension to India’s international trade. “Bangladesh, Sri Lanka are already talking to us and they want us to start this immediately. Other countries

11 Mar, 2024