Moody's places Sri Lanka's Caa1 rating under review for downgrade
Global rating agency Moody's yesterday placed Sri Lanka's “Caa1” foreign currency long-term issuer and senior unsecured debt ratings under review for downgrade.
Global rating agency Moody's yesterday placed Sri Lanka's “Caa1” foreign currency long-term issuer and senior unsecured debt ratings under review for downgrade.
Leader of the UNP and former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today (19) raised a Point of Order in Parliament questioning the attempts to intimidate and detain Members of Parliament.
In view of diagnosing the COVID-19 affected passengers travelling to and from Sri Lanka, a PCR test laboratory is slated to be established at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in the next few weeks.
The military had obstructed a group of Ceylon Teachers’ Union (CTU) members who were on their way to the Air Force camp to see detained CTU General Secretary Joseph Stalin, a day before his release.
Sri Lanka has received over 1.5 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine through the COVAX facility.
The Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus has recommended that all electoral laws in Sri Lanka should be consolidated into one electoral code and should be proposed to the Parliamentary Select Committee on electoral law reforms to make necessary amendments in this regard.
Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa held bilateral discussions with seven foreign envoys at the Ministry of Finance yesterday (14).
The United National Party (UNP) has condemned the Sri Lankan government's decision to sign a China sponsored statement raising concerns with the United Kingdom's human rights record.
Following the easing of Covid-19 restrictions in Colombo, the Event Management Association (EMA) has issued comprehensive guidelines for hosting COVID-safe events and called for strictest possible adherence from stakeholders.
JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday charged that an agreement between Sri Lanka and a US-based firm which allows the latter to take over the operations of the Yugadanavi Power Plant in Kerawalapitiya and its supply and storage facilities poses a threat to the country's economy and national security.