Six months after IMF bailout, Sri Lanka’s economic recovery on slippery slope
Sri Lanka is facing difficulties over securing the second tranche and completing the first review, due to falling short in keeping two main promises they made to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) when agreeing to a bailout package in March.
Four ex-presidents at China’s anniversary celebration in Colombo
Chinese ambassador in Colombo Qi Zenghong has promised his country’s uninterrupted support for Sri Lanka to escape from the poverty trap and achieve development.
Free health service in peril – FSP
The free health service is in serious peril, warned education secretary of the Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) Pubudu Jayagoda.
Extensive talks required before second IMF tranche – Shehan
Sri Lanka has to secure a staff-level arrangement with the IMF review team to unlock the second tranche of the 330 million US dollar extended fund facility, said acting finance minister Shehan Semasinghe.
HRCSL concerned by bill on protection of rights of persons with disabilities
The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has raised several concerns with justice minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe over the draft bill for the protection of the rights of persons with disabilities.
SriLankan gives reasons for repeated flight delays
SriLankan Airlines has blamed its repeated flight delays on an inadequate fleet of aircraft.
Trinco Tamil activist quizzed over protests
A Tamil social activist from Trincomalee has been asked if he was working for the revival of a proscribed organization.
Gotabaya as chief guest at birthday alms giving for Piyananda Thera
Ex-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his wife were the chief guests at a weeklong alms giving to mark the 80th birthday of Ven. Dr. Walpola Piyananda Thera.
Politics claimed behind grabbing of B’caloa dairy farmers’ land
Tamil dairy farmers in Batticaloa claim politics behind alleged land grabbing by the Sinhalese, as they continue two weeks of protests to demand their grasslands back.
President jokes about fining moderator for calling him ‘his excellency’
Sri Lanka’s president Ranil Wickremesinghe joked about fining the moderator for calling him ‘his excellency’ at the Berlin Global Dialogue in Germany.