The Sinhala and Tamil New Year dawns today (14).
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) appears to be divided after media reports that President Ranil Wickremesinghe will contest for presidency at the next election scheduled for next year.
Japan, India and France have announced a common platform for talks among bilateral creditors to coordinate restructuring of Sri Lanka’s debt.
(Bloomberg) - Sri Lanka expects China to support its effort to restructure debts and help it begin repaying its obligations, according to the nation’s central bank governor.
The National Movement for Social Justice (NMSJ) headed by former speaker Karu Jayasuriya has informed the Minister of Justice, Prison Affairs and Constitutional Reforms of its stance on the proposed Anti-Terrorism Bill (ATB).
The anti-terrorism bill will be tabled in Parliament on April 25, newsfirst.lk quoted minister of justice Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe as saying.
Police are investigating a disappearance of Rs. five million from the vault of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.
University teachers have decided to resume lectures from April 17.
Finance Ministers of the three creditor countries India, Japan and France will hold a press briefing in Washington today (13) to announce Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring negotiations process, the IMF has announced.
