Tear gas and water cannons fired near Diyatha Uyana

IMF delegation to visit Colombo next week

A delegation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is to visit Sri Lanka from August 24-31, the IMF said. The IMF said that the focus of the visit will be to continue discussions with the Sri Lankan authorities on economic and financial reforms and policies. The objective is to make progress towards reaching a staff-level agreement on a prospective IMF Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement in the near term. Because Sri Lanka?s public debt is assessed as unsustainable, approval by the IM

20 Aug, 2022

India is our invaluable neighbour: Sri Lankan Foundation for Buddhist Brotherhood

As India commemorated 75 years of Independence, the Foundation for Buddhist Brotherhood of Sri Lanka conveyed their greetings to the government of India and its people hailing India as an invaluable neighbour. ?India, our invaluable neighbour and the largest democracy in the world, is today celebrating her Independence Day which is a momentous annual event in the annals of independent India,? the official statement of the foundation read. Highlighting the bilateral ties between the two nations

21 Aug, 2022

GTF welcomes delisting of diaspora entities

The Global Tamil Forum (GTF) has welcomed the delisting of various Tamil diaspora organisations and individuals as an important step towards achieving improved ethnic relations and economic outcomes in Sri Lanka. However, the GTF said that it is disappointing that many Tamil and Muslim organisations and individuals are still on the updated list, gazetted on August 1, 2022. The UK based influential Tamil diaspora group called on the Sri Lankan Government to discontinue what it called a shamboli

20 Aug, 2022