In what is seen as the latest move to extend relief to the pandemic-affected borrowers, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) is likely to direct the banks to extend the pause on the recovery actions on loans and leases for a further period after the expiry of the current moratorium on March 31.

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has filed two fundamental rights petitions in the Supreme Court seeking an order to the Cabinet of Ministers to formulate a formal policy to provide relief to the people affected by the current economic crisis.

Hundreds in Jaffna took to the streets urging the Sri Lankan government to deliver justice over crimes committed against Tamils during the war and its aftermath.

Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe called on the government to initiate discussions with all parties in Parliament in order to arrive at a national consensus so that a new programme of recovery can be started.

On Tuesday, 16 Sri Lankan nationals, all Tamils from the Jaffna and Mannar regions in the north, reached Tamil Nadu in two batches. The first set of six refugees, including three children, were stranded near an island off the coast of Rameswaram and rescued by Coast Guard.

The president of Sri Lanka has fixed a date for a meeting with the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) for the fourth time.

Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe met with U.S. ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung today (21) to discuss the current political situation in the country.

China is considering offering USD 2.5 billion in financial assistance to crisis hit Sri Lanka, China's top diplomat in Colombo announced today (21).

The people of Matara yesterday (17) joined the islandwide signature campaign to repeal Sri Lanka’s draconian Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA).

The absence of a meeting between a top official of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) who visited Sri Lanka to brief the government on the IMF’s assessment of the crisis-hit economy and the Governor of the Central Bank shows a clear split in the government, SJB parliamentarian Dr. Harsha De Silva said.