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IMF urges Sri Lanka to stay the course on economic reforms amid global uncertainty
The Sri Lankan authorities’ prompt action amid the Middle East war helped preserve macroeconomic and social stability while gains from their economic reform program provided space for policy response, according to the IMF Mission Chief for…
Navy Commander Vice Admiral Kanchana Banagoda promoted to rank of Admiral
The 26th Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Kanchana Banagoda has been promoted to the rank of Admiral.
Meanwhile, Admiral Banagoda is scheduled to retire from the post of Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy on July 1.
He was…
SC upholds life sentence in Janaka Perera assassination case
The Supreme Court has upheld the life imprisonment sentence imposed by the Anuradhapura High Court on a defendant found guilty in connection with the assassination of retired Army Major General Janaka Perera, his wife, and several others in…
Three-wheeler fares and school transport service fees to remain unchanged despite fuel price…
School transport service fares and three-wheeler hire charges will not be reduced despite yesterday’s reduction in fuel prices, relevant associations have announced.
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) reduced the prices of Auto…
Renewable energy transition key to Sri Lanka’s energy security and economic stability: UN
Accelerating the shift to renewable energy is essential not only as a response to the climate crisis but also as a strategic investment in Sri Lanka’s long-term economic stability, Marc-André Franche, the UN Resident Coordinator in Sri…
Govt to install four advanced Cath Labs in state hospitals at cost of Rs. 1.2 bln
Sri Lanka’s state hospital system will receive four modern catheterisation laboratory units within the next week, marking a major step forward in the treatment of cardiac and vascular diseases, the Ministry of Health and Mass Media said.…
US Dollar selling rate surpasses Rs. 342
The Sri Lankan Rupee has depreciated further against the US Dollar.
According to the daily exchange rate report issued by the Central Bank (CBSL) today (25), the buying rate of the US Dollar was recorded at Rs. 332.34, while the selling…
President defends anti-corruption drive, accuses opposition of undermining investigations
Corruption, organized criminal networks, drug trafficking and the links between crime and politics must be decisively addressed, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated in Parliament today (25).
President Dissanayake noted that the…
Aswesuma benefits to be limited to poor and extremely poor families
Aswesuma benefit payments will be provided only to poor and extremely poor families under the programme’s next phase, the Welfare Benefits Board (WBB) said.
The Aswesuma welfare scheme, which was launched in 2023, is set to…
Police intensify probe after Teldeniya Physiotherapist death ruled homicide
The postmortem examination has confirmed that the death of a physiotherapist attached to the Ampara Hospital, who was found dead under suspicious circumstances in Teldeniya, Kandy was a homicide caused by strangulation.
The body of the…