World Bank set to approve $700 mln for Sri Lanka next week
The World Bank is likely to approve $700 million in budgetary and welfare support for Sri Lanka at its next board meeting on June 28, sources told Reuters, the biggest funding tranche for the crisis-hit island nation since an IMF deal in March.
Sri Lanka’s Foreign Service - a den of political appointees
- We have learned from reliable sources that Rohitha Bogollagama has been selected by the Government as the Sri Lankan High Court Judge in the UK to reach out to the Tamil Diaspora for reconciliation.
Runaway price hikes worsen in Zimbabwe
The collapse of the Zimbabwe dollar against major currencies has fueled inflation,
State Engineering Corporation sells land to pay salaries
The Sri Lanka State Engineering Corporation (SLSEC) has decided to sell land at Peliyagoda to pay salaries, arrears of salaries and EPF contributions for employees in the corporation and the National Machinery and Equipment Authority.
Food containing flavours that are injurious to people abundant in market: Health officials
Food items containing artificial, natural and nature-identical flavours that are highly harmful to the human body are becoming increasingly common in the Sri Lankan food market, health officials pointed out.
A bus transport service without conductors from July 1
The Ministry of Transport has decided to introduce a bus transport service without conductors from July 1st, on the instructions of Transport Minister Dr. Bandula Gunawardana.
'West Indies can go even lower,’ warns Hooper
Former West Indies captain Carl Hooper warned Saturday that the two-time world champions can sink "even lower" if they fail to qualify for the 2023 World Cup.
Ton-up Khawaja keeps England at bay in Ashes opener
Usman Khawaja ended his decade-long wait for a maiden Test hundred in England as he led an Australia recovery in the Ashes opener at Edgbaston on Saturday.
Cloudy skies over Northern, North-Central and Eastern Provinces
The Forecasting Division of the National Meteorological Centre said today that cloudy skies will prevail over the Northern, North-Central and Eastern provinces. Meanwhile, they said showers would occur in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and Northern Provinces and in the Galle, Matara and Trincomalee districts.
“Electronic media set fire to my house, am I to grant licenses for arson?”
President puzzled about media freedom concerns
“Our Penal Code used to include a provision for criminal defamation, which I have removed”
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President leaves for UK, France on official visit
President Ranil Wickremesinghe left the island for an official visit to the United Kingdom (UK) and France early this morning.
Air pollution triggered heart diseases visible in Sri Lanka : Expert
Air pollution exposure leads to non-communicable diseases as well
Air pollution in Sri Lanka is on the rise, it is vital to adopt safety measures to keep diseases associated with air pollution at bay
It is essential to expand use of clean fuels and technologies to reduce household air pollution and protect health
Vehicles imports cannot be allowed yet: Siyambalapitiya
Import of vehicles cannot be allowed at this moment under the prevailing economic situation, State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said today.
Strike by pharmacists cripple dispensing medicines at Hospitals
Due to an ongoing strike launched by the Government Pharmacists' Association, issuing of medicines at government Hospitals across the country has come to a standstill, sources said.