The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the second review under the 48-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF) Arrangement, allowing the authorities to draw SDR 254 million (about US$336 million).
Former MP M. K. Sivajilingam has declared his intention to contest the forthcoming presidential election as Tamil political parties seemed uninterested in fielding a common candidate.
The Ceylon tea industry, a symbol of national pride and a cornerstone of the economy, now faces an existential threat.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasized that the upcoming presidential election will not be about his personal victory or defeat, but that of the country’s success or failure.
The ITAK is still without a clear idea in regard to a widely-discussed proposal that Tamils should field a common candidate at the presidential polls.
Latter-day Saint (LDS) Charities, the Humanitarian arm of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the United States donated a consignment of cancer drugs worth over US$ 225,000 to the Health Ministry yesterday (11).
In the Asian social service sector, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Sri Lanka have made significant strides by the year 2024, overcoming challenges that were present in 2022.
During his visit to Jaffna yesterday morning (11), NPP Leader Anura Dissanayake met MA Sumanthiran, MP, at the Tamil Arasu Kachchi party office.
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has issued a stark warning, stating that any postponement of elections would spell the end of the United National Party (UNP).
Bugs have invaded several floors of a building at Sethsiripaya in Battaramulla, disrupting activities of several state institutions located there, such as the Urban Development Authority and the Children’s Affairs Ministry.
