The debate on the proposed domestic debt restructuring programme is to be confined to one day as most of the issues pertaining to it has been resolved, Senior Presidential advisor Sagala Ratnayake said.

The Achchuveli Police said that they had to fire shots into air to control a group of individuals who were assaulting a civilian in Nirveli area, under the Achchuveli Police division in Jaffna.

The Committee on Public Finance of Parliament (COPF) has emphasized the need for the government to present a resolution outlining the specifics of the Domestic Debt Restructuring (DDR) programme during its me

The parliamentary group of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has decided to vote against the government’s proposals for domestic debt restructuring, SJB General Secretary Ranjith Madduma Bandara said last night.

Tensions flared at the government’s parliamentary group meeting on Wednesday as several MPs from Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) engaged in a heated argument with State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe regarding discrepancies in the governm

GMOA says issue should have been nipped in the bud

Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa was prevented from active participation in the Committee on Public Finance (COPF) as the majority of members in the committee decided he can only observe.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed members to both the Election Commission and the Human Rights Commission. Retired S

The World Bank Board of Directors has approved US $ 700 million in financing for Sri Lanka through the International Development Association (IDA).

Sri Lanka Customs have sent the seized contraband of gel like solution used by the five local traders to mix gold particles, which they tried to smuggle in rectum concealed in plastic capsules, to the Industrial Technology Institute (ITI) to determ

China has helped Sri Lanka to develop its economy and trade

President Ranil Wickremesinghe should address the nation and reveal the government’s domestic debt restructuring plan, Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa said. “President should address the nation and explain the government’s domestic

The Committee on Public Finance (CoPF) of Parliament has scheduled two special sessions today with various institutions, including the Central Bank, the Attorney General’s Department, the Employees Provident Fund (EPF), banks, insurance companies,

Sri Lanka’s candidate Ambassador Prasad Kariyawasam was elected to the UN Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families at the election held on 27 June 2023 at the United Nations in New York. Ambass

The Present Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Air Force, Air Vice Marshal Udeni Rajapaksa will be promoted to the three-star rank of Air Marshal with effect from 30 June 2023 and will be appointed as the 19th Commander of the Air Force.

The Country’s health sector is facing a dire situation now where some 300 out of 1,400 medical graduates who had completed the internship in April this year, have not obtained appointments as doctors, former NPP MP Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said. He

Two eminent Sri Lankans joined the international election observer mission to observe and assess the conduct of the General Election in Sierra Leone on June 24, 2023, in which the country’s president, parliament, and other local representatives wil

The ailing Thai Elephant is being prepared for an arduous journey home from Sri Lanka after a diplomatic dispute between the two Asian nations over the creature’s alleged mistreatment, a veterinary surgeon at the national zoo in Colombo Dr. Madusha

Restructuring/optimization will apply only to Treasury bills held by the Central Bank and the bonds held by superannuation funds

23 senior pharmacists transferred

The Cabinet, at a special session conducted yesterday, cleared the government’s Domestic Debt Restructuring (DDR) programme to be implemented as proposed by the Finance Ministry, Daily Mirror learns.

According to the initial plan of the DDR presented in March, only Treasury bills held by the Central Bank will be part of the restructuring process. The Central Bank holds over 60 percent of T-bills

While expressing his displeasure over the crisis that had arisen over the government’s new social welfare programme Aswesuma, SLPP MP Namal Rajapaksa yesterday called for a proper research to determine who are most eligible. The researc

The programme drew widespread criticism from parties across the political divide

Legal action has been taken against 500 premises in Colombo which have been found to be dengue breeding grounds since May this year, Acting Chief Medical Officer Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) Dr. K. Siripathan said yesterday.

Unlike the Samurdhi beneficiaries, the list of “Aswesuma” beneficiaries will be reviewed annually, Welfare Benefits Board (WBB) Chairman B. Wijeratna said. In an interview published in the website of the WBB, Mr. Wijeratna stated that the benef

Says won’t quit as adequate funds for purchasing medicines have been allocated

The suspects had been identified as traders from Colombo and suburbs

The ‘Mahawanshaya’, one of the world’s longest unbroken historical accounts presenting Sri Lanka’s history in chronological order from the 6th century BCE, has been included by UNESCO in the list of the 64 new items of documentary heritage in

Three contempt of court cases filed against State Minister Sanath Nishantha in connection with the alleged contemptuous statement were yesterday fixed for July 13 by the Court of Appeal.