President puts onus on IMF deal to all parties, MPs
Opines program with IMF is the only solution whether people like it or notRecalls when negotiating with IMF, one of the biggest issues is “Government...
Supreme Court says fuel distribution can be streamlined further through SLTB
The Supreme Court has pointed out that there is a need to further streamline the fuel distribution through the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB). The...
Private sector borrowing suffers dip after 2 years
Private sector borrowing had declined for the first time in two years in June signalling the waning appetite amidst high rates of interest, economic crisis...
President Ranil Wickremesinghe invites all parties to form national government
Wickremesinghe also proposed to start a dialogue with parties on the reintroduction of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which pruned presidential powers by empowering Parliament above the executive president
Sri Lanka’s first home-grown electric family car Moksha breaks cover
With 65% local value addition, production expected to begin in November200 km of range from 10 units worth chargingDesigned to give solutions to energy and...
Gotabaya Rajapaksa expected to return to country, official says
Sri Lanka's former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa is expected to return to the country from Singapore, a Sri Lankan lawmaker says. Cabinet spokesperson Bandula Gunawardena told...
Sri Lanka parliament elects Ranil Wickremesinghe as 8th Executive President
The parliament today (July 20) elected Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe as the 8th Executive President of Sri Lanka. In a secret ballot that got underway...
Parliament to vote for new president amid crisis
Sri Lanka's MPs are set to vote for a new president after their former leader fled the country and quit amid protests over the country's...
How do you fix a broken country?
For years it had been one of Sri Lanka's grandest and most heavily guarded buildings, serving as the official residence and state office of the President. But...
Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees to Maldives ahead of expected resignation
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's embattled president flew out of his country to the Maldives early on Wednesday (Jul 13), in a probable prelude to his resignation...
Opposition leader ready to run for presidency
Sri Lanka's main opposition leader Sajith Premadasa has told the BBC he intends to run for president, once Gotabaya Rajapaksa steps down. This comes after...
IMF delegation visits crisis-hit Sri Lanka with time running out
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team arrives in Sri Lanka on Monday for talks on a bailout programme, but time is short for a country just days from running out of fuel and likely months from getting any relief money
Overseas job opportunities for Govt employees: Registration open
Minister of Foreign Employment Manusha Nanayakkara has launched a programme to offer overseas job opportunities to employees in the public sector. Issuing a special notice,...
President vows to finish term, tells Bloomberg will not run for re-election
Says “I can’t go as a failed President”Admits SL waited too long to seek help from IMFSeeks support from India, China, US, Japan to face...
21st Amendment to be submitted for Cabinet approval today
The weekly Cabinet meeting is scheduled to be held this evening (06) chaired by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Several special proposals are due to be presented...