No power cut on Monday

Infant among 2 killed in Valaichchenai accident

An infant was among 2 people killed in an accident in Valaichchenai today, involving a van and a bus. The Police said the driver of the van was killed in the accident together with a three-month-old infant. The van was travelling to Batticaloa from Puttalam while the bus was travelling to Polonnaruwa from Kalmunai. Three others sustained injuries in the accident. The driver of the bus has been arrested over the accident. (Colombo Gazette)

24 Jan, 2023

Foreign Employment Bureau contributes Rs.3 billion to Treasury

The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) has contributed a sum of Rs. 03 billion to the Treasury. Labour and Foreign Employment Minister Manusha Nanayakkara officially handed over the cheque to President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Presidential Secretariat today (23). Considering the current economic situation of the country, the Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau has provided this amount from the operational surplus received last year, to use for essential services such as to purch

23 Jan, 2023

IMF still awaiting adequate assurances on Sri Lanka

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is still awaiting assurances on Sri Lanka in order to present a Fund-supported program for Sri Lanka to the IMF’s Executive Board, for approval.? The IMF confirmed that India has committed to help ease the debt burden of its crisis-stricken neighbor Sri Lanka as part of a possible International Monetary Fund-supported program. “Sri Lanka is engaged with other official bilateral creditors to obtain similar assurances,” Reuters quoted an IMF spokesperson as

24 Jan, 2023