By Saman Indrajith The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) is not at all satisfied with the furtive manner in which the government is conducting discussions with Sri Lanka’s commercial creditors to restructure 12 billion dollars of debt, SJB MP and Chairman of the Committee on Public Finance (COPF), Dr. Harsha de Silva said. The SJB MP […]

By Rathindra Kuruwita The Association of Public Service Engineers (APSE) revealed that government departments, ministries, and local government bodies currently have only 1,000 engineers in their employ. This number represents only 66 percent of the approved cadre, according to Eng. L.S. Sooriyabandara. Eng. Sooriyabandara, a representative of the Association of Public Service Engineers (APSE), no...

Standard Chartered Bank’s Global Research team conducted its 2024 H1 Global Research Briefing (GRB) in Sri Lanka recently, themed ‘A soft landing, with risks’. The event took place on 4 March at the Galle Face Hotel Colombo and was attended by corporate, commercial and institutional banking clients of the Bank. It provided a valuable platform […]

By Ifham Nizam The United Nations Industrial Development Organization recently informed the Ministry of Agriculture and Plantation Industries that it will provide all the necessary support to popularize Sri Lanka’s existing brands of spices, such as, cinnamon, pepper, cardamom and nutmeg in the international market. A discussion in this regard was chaired by Minister of […]

119th Lovers’ Quarrel by Reemus Fernando   Richmond reached 66 for three wickets at stumps after restricting their arch rivals Mahinda to a below par 169 runs on day one of the 119th Lovers’ Quarrel Big Match at the Galle International Stadium on Friday. Opener Chehan Subasinghe scored an unbeaten 30 and Sihath Ramanayake was […]

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Dr. Harsha de Silva has refuted recent claims that he requested for a meeting with the visiting delegation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

By Shamindra Ferdinando SLPP National List MP Gevindu Cumaratunga and member of Uththara Lanka Sabhagaya has moved the Supreme Court seeking equal treatment to all members of the Employees Provident Fund (EPF). Cumaratunga, who is also the President of Yuthukama National OrganiSation has acted in terms of Article 126 read with Article 17 of the […]

By Saman Indrajith President Ranil Wickremesinghe had told opposition political parties that they would be given an opportunity to meet a high powered International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation last Monday to discuss the IMF programme, but he had not invited representatives of the IMF to the discussion, National People’s Power (NPP) stalwart and former MP, […]

The Mannar Wind Energy Controversy Ifham Nizam of The Island interviews Conservationist Dr. Rohan Pethiyagoda  The government must have an open and transparent bidding process, says foremost Biodiversity Expert cum Electrical Engineer Dr. Rohan Pethiyagoda.Speaking to The Island about the proposed wind power project in Mannar by Adani Wind Energy (Sri Lanka) Limited, he stressed: […]

By Sanath Nanayakkare Saliya Wickramasuriya-Member of Colombo Port City Economic Commission said in Colombo on Wednesday that the new Port City Commission to be appointed at the end of the tenure of the current one would only have a few boxes to tick, in getting its work completed as a fully-fledged functional body going forward. […]

The late Ray Forbes encompassed within himself administrative excellence and profound humanity. On account of these rare qualities he endeared himself to the staff and students of the Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies (BCIS), Colombo, for well over a decade. The above sentiments were expressed with regard to the former Director of the BCIS, Ray […]

At least 60 migrants have died after a rubber dinghy ran into trouble in the Mediterranean Sea, according to survivors. The 25 survivors were picked up by the Ocean Viking, a vessel operated by the humanitarian group SOS Méditerranée. They told their rescuers that they had set off from Zawiya on the Libyan coast several […]

The government says it is ready to discuss with the opposition the progress of the discussions with Sri Lanka s creditors and the programme of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Former Sri Lanka captain Lahiru Thirimanne has been hospitalised after the car he was travelling in was involved in a serious head-on collision near the north-central city of Anuradhapura, on Thursday morning. The exact nature of Thirimanne’s injury is not understood yet, but he is presently in stable condition at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital. At […]

Proposals on International Competitive Bidding (ICB) for a 50 MW wind farm facility in Mannar have been called for by the Ministry of Power and Energy and the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB).

The National People s Power (NPP) is expected to meet the visiting team of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday (14 March).

Sri Lanka: Repression of Civic Space Threatens Financial Reform The International Monetary Fund (IMF) should urge Sri Lanka’s government to abandon draft legislation that would severely curtail civil society and jeopardize the IMF’s programme in the country, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to the IMF that was released on Tuesday (12). The proposed […]

No happening in the Gaza of today is bound to trouble profoundly those blessed with a conscience than the sight of multitudes of civilians, including, of course, women and children, rushing to take hold of packets of food and other forms of essential relief that manage to trickle into the ravaged strip of land. Famine […]

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested Dr. Thusitha Sudarshana, the Deputy Director of the Health Ministry s Medical Supplies Division on arrival in Sri Lanka at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) should urge Sri Lanka s government to abandon draft legislation that would severely curtail civil society and jeopardize the IMF s program in the country, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said in a letter to the global lender that was released today (March 13).