Hiru Tele Films | 2023-03-11

Sri Lanka is seeking a 10-year moratorium on its foreign debt, President Ranil Wickremesinghe s office said on March 20, 2023 on the eve of a desperately needed $2.9 billion IMF bailout. MORE..

20 Mar 2023 (10:51 PM)

Sri Lanka State Trading Corporation (STC) says that all required steps have been completed to ship the first consignment of eggs imported from India. MORE..

21 Mar 2023 (12:20 PM)

Efforts to increase tax revenues should be pursued in a growth-friendly manner while protecting the poor and vulnerable people, says Peter Breuer, the IMF Asia Pacific Department s Senior Mission Chief for Sri Lanka. MORE..

21 Mar 2023 (11:19 AM)

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved today a 48 #8209;month extended arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) with an amount of SDR 2.286 billion (395 percent of quota or about US$3 billion), the international lender announced. MORE..

21 Mar 2023 (12:34 AM)

The Secretary to the Treasury has informed the Board of Directors of Sri Lanka Telecom PLC (SLT) and Lanka Hospitals PLC that the Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval in principle for the divestment of the stakes held by the Treasury Secretary in the two companies. MORE..

20 Mar 2023 (8:50 PM)

Hikkaduwa Police has arrested a woman on suspicion of aiding and abetting a double homicide, in which two persons travelling on a motorcycle were shot dead in the Thiranagama area of Hikkaduwa Police Division on October 31, 2022. MORE..

21 Mar 2023 (12:33 PM)