A fundamental rights petition filed by SJB general secretary Ranjith Madduma Bandara against the postponement of the local government polls will be taken up by the Supreme Court today (03).
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday said that Sri Lanka's tax reforms are necessary for the cash-strapped country to regain the confidence of creditors.
The Sri Lanka Rupee continued to appreciate against the US dollar today (02).
The Election Commission is due to meet tomorrow to discuss a new date for the local government polls and other related matters.
Noting that there is still no sign of a concerted effort to find a lasting and permanent solution to the serious issues the country faces, former speaker and chairman of the National Movement for Social Justice (NMSJ) Karu Jayasuriya called on all parties to unite at least for a specific short period of time.
Addressing the Indian Navy-trained Sri Lanka Defence Forces personnel on board Indian Naval Ship Sukanya in Colombo on February 28, Deputy High Commissioner Vinod K Jacob said that training is the strongest and most enduring pillar of bilateral defence cooperation between India and Sri Lanka.
Mahinda Deshapriya is very likely to be back in the Election Commission which he headed previously, according to political sources.
A SriLankan Airlines flight from Guangzhou last night (01) brought 117 Chinese tourists to Sri Lanka for the first time after the Covid-19 pandemic.
Trade unions have strongly denounced the police crackdown on the protest by the National People’s Power against the postponement of the local government polls.
The CEB had to buy an additional 267.17 gigawatts in 2021 at a cost of Rs. 6.54 billion due to a considerable lack of progress in starting new generation plants, said the National Audit Office.
