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The external debt of the government as of end of June 2024 amounted to USD 37.5 billion, according to the Mid-Year Fiscal Position Report issued by Sri Lanka’s Finance Ministry. Total debt service payments from 1st January to 30th June…

Sri Lanka's Finance Secretary, Mahinda Siriwardena, has expressed optimism that the country's debt treatment chapter will soon be closed, paving the way for a renewed and robust financial relationship. This development is crucial for the…

The U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie Chung, has underscored the increasing interest of U.S. businesses in investing in Sri Lanka, as evidenced by a US firm's decision to relocate its manufacturing operations from China to Sri Lanka.…

Sri Lanka’s Galle International Stadium will stage the two-Test series against Australia in late January-early February next year, the country’s cricket board said on Friday. The first Test will begin on January 29 and the second will…

A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will soon visit Sri Lanka to discuss the third review under the country’s Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program, according to Krishna Srinivasan, the Director of the IMF’s Asia and Pacific…

The Chinese Government has decided to further provide a batch of Emergency Humanitarian Materials worth Rs. 400 million to Sri Lanka, the Chinese Embassy in Colombo said. This aid comes in addition to a recent Emergency Assistance of Rs.…

Sri Lanka’s new government, led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, will launch a fresh investigation into the handling of the MV X-Press Pearl cargo ship disaster that devastated marine life along swaths of the island nation’s coastline…

A meeting between Secretary to the President Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake and High Commissioner of Maldives to Sri Lanka Masood Imad held at the Presidential Secretariat, on Wednesday (30). During their discussion, the High Commissioner…

The Indo-Sri Lanka Joint Task Force will hold its sixth meeting tomorrow (29) at the Mahaweli Center in Colombo, as confirmed by M. P. N. M. Wickramasinghe, Secretary of Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Fisheries. The meeting will bring together…

U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie Chung has clarified that the United States has not issued a travel ban on Sri Lanka and that the security alert issued recently was only for Americans to avoid the Arugam Bay area until further notice.…