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President convenes all-party conference

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has convened an all-party conference tomorrow (Thursday), the President’s Media Division said. The all-party conference is scheduled to be held tomorrow (26) at 4.00 pm at the Presidential Secretariat with the participation of all party leaders representing the Parliament, under the patronage of President Ranil Wickremesinghe. The purpose of this conference is to come to reach a consensus and strengthen national harmony, the President’s Media Division said. The

25 Jan, 2023

China?s latest interference: Blocking the Dalai Lama?s rumoured visit to Sri Lanka

?By R. R. M. Lilani Even though Sri Lankan politics claim to be nonaligned, supportive of all countries, and prioritize Buddhism, on January 11, 2023, a number of Chinese diplomats and their Charg? d’affaires Hu Wei hurried to the Malwathu Chapter in Kandy and warned the high prelates not to host the Dalai Lama because they are engaged in a dispute with him. This is counter to China’s pledge to the world that it will not meddle in the domestic or foreign affairs of any country. However, the ne

25 Jan, 2023

Sri Lanka’s gross official reserves at US dollars 1.9 billion

Sri Lanka’s gross official reserves stood at an estimated US dollars 1.9 billion by the end of 2022, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka said today. The bank said that the gradual improvement in workers? remittances, together with the revitalisation of tourism, helped improve the external current account balance in recent months while easing excessive pressures in the domestic foreign exchange market. As a result, the exchange rate has remained relatively stable, and recorded a marginal appreciation

25 Jan, 2023