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.
The Government of India has lifted the export ban on onions for Sri Lanka, according to the Indian High Commission in Colombo.
Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring process with private bondholders is stuck with two aspects of disagreement, whereas it is well underway with bilateral creditors, a top official said yesterday (15).
The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) annual flagship economic publication, the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) April 2024, forecasts Sri Lanka’s economy to record moderate growth of 1.9% in 2024 and 2.5% in 2025 following 2 consecutive years of contractions.
Police will halt operations of its divisions with a low productivity and use their personnel and resources for ‘Yukthiya’ operation against the underworld and drugs, said IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon.
The Sri Lanka Air Force plans to downsize its personnel by half to 18,000 by 2030.
The Ministry of Cultural Affairs is investigating the distortion of a Sinhala New Year song sung by Rohana Beddage and its circulation on social media.
The heat index, which measures the temperature felt on the human body, is expected to increase up to the ‘caution’ level (39°C – 45°C) in some places in the Western and North-Western provinces and Mannar district,
Tim Tense, a Belgian traveller exploring Sri Lanka, recently shared a troubling encounter from his visit to Kalutara.
Sri Lankans in Israel have been urged by their ambassador to act cautiously in the face of attacks on that country by Iran.
From 2026, pre-school education is to be made mandatory for all children aged four years.