IMF reaches staff-level agreement with Sri Lanka on fourth review

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and the Sri Lankan authorities have reached staff-level agreement on economic policies to conclude the Fourth Review of Sri Lanka’s reform program supported by the IMF’s Extended Fund Facility. 

Once the review is approved by the IMF Executive Board, Sri Lanka will have access to about US$344 million in...

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Siri Dalada Vandanawa to conclude on Sunday as planned

The “Siri Dalada Vandanawa,” the special exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic, will conclude on Sunday (April 27) as previously scheduled and will not be extended, according to the Diyawadana Nilame of the Sri Dalada Maligawa, Pradeep Nilanga Dela Bandara.

Issuing a special statement in this regard today (25), he stated: “We have been fortunate to h...

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President AKD condemns Pahalgam attack in phone call with Modi

In a telephone conversation with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today (25), President Anura Kumara Dissanayake condemned the recent terrorist attack in the Pahalgam area of Kashmir and expressed solidarity with the Indian people, the PMD reported. 

“President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, in a telephone conversation with Indian PM Narendra Modi, c...

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Mobile phones and tablets worth Rs. 30M seized at BIA

A stock of 228 brand-new mobile phones and tablet computers, valued at approximately Rs. 30 million in total, was seized by customs officers at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake today.

The electronic devices, packed inside two suitcases, were discovered abandoned at the airport’s duty-free shopping complex.

According to...

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Acting IGP requested to appoint police team to assist investigation on Deshabandu

The Acting IGP has been informed to nominate a police investigation team to assist the investigation of the Committee of Inquiry appointed to inquire and report its findings on IGP Deshabandhu Tennakoon in respect of acts of gross abuse of power.

The Committee of Inquiry to inquire and report its findings on IGP T.M.W. Deshabandhu Tennakoon in...

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3 Sri Lankans abducted for ransom in Bangladesh, rescued by police

Three Sri Lankan nationals, including a woman who was abducted for ransom in Bangladesh, were rescued by the police. According to local media reports, the trio had travelled to Bangladesh at the invitation of a friend they had met on social media.

The police have detained three local people, including the person who sent them the invitation, in...

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