In a letter to the President, the leader of the TNA Mr. R. Sampanthan had said that the the issue of missing persons is a serious issue and that demonstrations have been carried out by families of missing persons, both in the north and east for …
After many hiccups and protracted negotiations, China and Sri Lanka have reached an agreement on the US$ 1.4 billion Hambantota port in southern Sri Lanka. According to reliable sources, the Sri Lankan cabinet will take up the agreement on Tuesday and once it gets cabinet …
Speaking at a book launch last week, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said the draft of Sri Lanka’s new Constitution would be ready by January 2018, yet again shifting the deadline for the challenging task his government took up after coming to power in 2015. As …
Sri Lanka’s new tax bill, demanded by the IMF as a condition for a third tranche of aid disbursed this week, will seek to ensure that all citizens pay direct taxes and cut indirect taxes, top finance ministry officials said on Friday. The new Inland …
Sri Lankan shares fell for an eighth session in nine in thin trade on Friday and posted a more than one-month closing low, with blue chips leading the losers. The Colombo stock index ended 0.22 percent lower at 6,669.51, its lowest close since June 14, …
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today congratulated the Sri Lankan Government for setting up an Office of Missing Persons (OMP), “an important step for all Sri Lankans who are still looking for the truth about their loved ones.” “The United Nations stands ready to support …
UN Under Secretary General for Political Affairs, Jeffrey Feltman arrived in Sri Lanka on a three day visit on Wednesday to hold talks with Sri Lankan leaders on the peace building process, the UN office in Colombo said in a statement. Feltman arrived in Sri …
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), on Tuesday, completed its second review of Sri Lanka’s Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement, which enables the disbursement of about US167.2 million dollars to the island country, a statement released by IMF said here. The second …
Sri Lanka, on Sunday said talks on a proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China were progressing smoothly and both countries hoped to sign the agreement soon. Commerce and Industry Minister, Rishard Bathiudeen said Sri Lanka had to date held six sessions of discussions with …
Alleging that ‘retrograde elements in the security establishment and their allies’ in the government were trying to undermine post-war reconciliation process, the UN yesterday warned Sri Lanka of dire consequences unless the government fully implemented Geneva Resolution 30/1 co-sponsored by the Sirisena-Wickremesinghe administration in Oct …
