Kiya Denna Adare Tharam | Episode 463 | 17th March 2023

The Cabinet of Ministers has authorized the Finance Ministry Secretary or the Treasury s Deputy Secretary to sign the Promissory Notes and other required documents as soon as Sri Lanka receives the IMF-supported Extended Fund Facility (EFF) approval from the IMF Executive Board. MORE..

20 Mar 2023 (11:41 PM)

Three Fundamental Rights (FR) petitions filed requesting the annulment of former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa s decision to pardon former MP Duminda Silva, who was convicted and sentenced to death over the murder of Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra, have been taken up for hearing once again today (March 20) before the Supreme Court. MORE..

20 Mar 2023 (8:44 PM)

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)

Sri Lanka, with the help of its legal and financial advisors, must present a debt restructuring strategy before the end of April 2023 in order to reach the International Monetary Fund s targets to achieve debt sustainability, Peter Breuer, the IMF Asia Pacific Department s Senior Mission Chief for Sri Lanka said today. MORE..

21 Mar 2023 (2:29 PM)

A private bus was completely destroyed in a fire this morning (21 March) near the Boralugoda Investment Promotion Zone on the Horana - Ratnapura road. MORE..

21 Mar 2023 (2:09 PM)

Four youths are reported missing while bathing in the Ellawala falls in Wellawaya this morning (March 21). MORE..

21 Mar 2023 (1:52 PM)