Pavithra Wanniarachchi makes a u-turn and backs Ranil

Gazette issued declaring electricity essential service

Electricity has been declared an essential service through a gazette notice issued today. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa issued the gazette notice declaring the supply of electricity an essential service. The President also declared all service, work or labour, of any description whatsoever, necessary or required to be done in connection with the maintenance, and the reception, care feeding, and treatment, of patients in hospitals, nursing homes, dispensaries, and other similar institution an es

08 Jun, 2022

Ranil speaks to IMF Managing Director on crisis in Sri Lanka

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe held a discussion last evening with the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, regarding the current economic situation in the country. The Prime Minister requested that the staff-level delegation from the IMF visit Sri Lanka as soon as possible so that the staff-level agreement could be finalised, the Prime Minister’s Office said. The Prime Minister explained that negotiations regarding bridging finance was reliant

08 Jun, 2022

Jaishankar reviews bilateral ties including trade, connectivity and health with Iranian counterpart

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar reviewed the bilateral ties including trade, connectivity, and health with Iranian Foreign Minister Dr Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Wednesday. Taking to Twitter, Jaishankar said that both the leaders have also exchanged views on global and regional issues including Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Afghanistan and Ukraine. ?Wide ranging discussion with FM @Amirabdolahian of Iran. Reviewed our bilateral cooperation, including in trade, connectivit

08 Jun, 2022