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Sri Lanka poised for bondholder deal by mid-May, StanChart says
Sri Lanka may reach a deal with investors to restructure its $12 billion in defaulted global bonds by mid-May, according to strategists at Standard Chartered.
The South Asian nation has been hoping to reach a deal in the next few weeks,…
Sri Lanka implements new online visa system from today
The Department of Immigration and Emigration says its new visa process and the online visa application portal will be implemented today (17).
The new visa methodology, relevant fees, requirements to be met and the validity period in Sri…
Wijeyadasa to contest upcoming presidential election?
ustice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe says he has received several requests urging him to run for president in the upcoming election.
Speaking to the media, the lawmaker revealed that the majority of these requests came from the members…
Vehicle import restrictions to be lifted only after thorough analysis – state minister
A committee has been appointed to look into the lifting of import restrictions imposed on vehicles, State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said.
Speaking to the reporters , Siyambalapitiya emphasized that measures will be…
BIMSTEC Secretary General visits Sri Lanka; briefs President on expectations from 6th summit
The Secretary General of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Indra Mani Pandey has undertaken an official visit to Sri Lanka recently.
This was his first official visit to Sri…
India lifts ban on onion exports to Sri Lanka
The Government of India has lifted the export ban on onions for Sri Lanka, according to the Indian High Commission in Colombo.
It said the export of onions has been permitted to Sri Lanka, with export of up to 10,000 MT of onions…
Hambantota International Port kicks off container operations
The Hambantota International Port (HIP), in a landmark move, inaugurated its container transshipment service operated by the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC).
MV ‘MSC Ingrid’ made her maiden call at HIP on Tuesday (09), discharging a…
S. Korea promises assistance for Sri Lanka in education, health, renewable energy & employment
Ambassador of South Korea, Miyon Lee has called on Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena in Colombo on Wednesday (10) to discuss the follow-up actions on the decisions taken during the Sri Lankan Premier’s visit last week.
While in South…
Amnesty urges accountability for ‘unlawful use of weapons’ in policing of protests in SL
Sri Lanka’s law enforcement officials who engaged in the violent repression of protests must be held accountable for committing widespread human rights violations, Amnesty International said in a new investigative report released on…
Six MPs of ‘Nidahasa Janatha Sabhawa’ join SJB-led alliance
The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a group of members of Freedom People’s Congress (Nidahasa Janatha Sabhawa) as the first step of forming the main opposition-led ‘Samagi Jana Sandhanaya’.…