USAID launches free online mentoring platform for entrepreneurs
The U. S. government’s Agency for International Development (USAID) launched a free online mentoring platform today to connect emerging entrepreneurs with experienced business experts.
The U. S. government’s Agency for International Development (USAID) launched a free online mentoring platform today to connect emerging entrepreneurs with experienced business experts.
The Sri Lankan government in 2021 suppressed minority communities, harassed activists, and undermined democratic institutions, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2022.
Commenting on the recent steps taken by the government to rectify the economic issues plaguing Sri Lanka, former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said the government has failed to take adequate measures to avert an economic crisis.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa are at loggerheads over Litro Gas Chairman Theshara Jayasinghe, government sources said.
Ex-Prisons Commissioner Emil Ranjan Lamahewa was sentenced to death by the The Colombo High Court Trial-at-Bar in the case filed over the 2012 Welikada Prison massacre. The Court also acquitted former Inspector of Police (IP) Neomal Rangajeewa from all charges.
The fiscal relief package that was announced recently by the government may compound its fiscal challenges, Moody’s rating agency said in a statement.
Sri Lanka is facing a deepening financial and humanitarian crisis that could lead it to bankruptcy in 2022 as inflation rises to record levels, said a media report.
"Cooking gas cylinder prices have almost doubled and we cannot afford it anymore," says Niluka Dilrukshi. The 31 year-old mother-of-four has always cooked with gas to prepare food for her family, but now says firewood is her only option.
Thusith Mudalige, Senior Deputy Solicitor General of the Attorney General’s Department passed away at the age of 49 this morning (12).
An Adjournment Debate will be held after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa delivers the throne speech at the commencement of Second Session of the Ninth Parliament on January 18.