Sri Lanka

LNP – IMF team to visit Sri Lanka today for third review under EFF program

A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by the Senior Mission Chief for Sri Lanka Peter Breuer, will…

4 days ago

LNP – Tourism leaders urge singular approach to double Sri Lanka’s visitor numbers

As Sri Lanka stands on the cusp of a potential tourism boom, industry leaders are calling for a unified approach…

2 weeks ago

LNP – October remittances at US$ 588mn provide strong bulwark for economy

Worker remittances for October continued to come in stronger against both a month ago as well as a year ago

2 weeks ago

LNP – Iranian charged over plot to kill Trump was also told to target Israeli tourists in Sri Lanka – US

The U.S. Department of Justice has on Friday charged an “Iranian asset Farhad Shakeri,” who is accused in a plot…

2 weeks ago

LNP – India- Russia joint venture bid to manage China-built Mattala airport goes away

The move initiated by the previous government to hand over the management of the Mattala International Airport to an India-Russia…

2 weeks ago

LNP – SLAF earns $130 Million through Peacekeeping missions

Another contingent of the aviation unit, consisting of 20 officers and 88 airmen of the Sri Lanka Air Force, is…

2 weeks ago

LNP – Rice shortage, price surge fueled by increased beer production?

The Small and Medium Scale Rice Mill Owners’ Association stresses that the growing rice shortage in the market is caused…

2 weeks ago

LNP – Rural development, government’s primary objective this term: President

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said that rural development and upgrading the rural people's social and economic well-being is one of…

2 weeks ago

LNP – Former State Minister Lohan Ratwatte’s wife remanded

Shashi Prabha Ratwatte, the wife of former State Minister Lohan Ratwatte, has been arrested after appearing before the Nugegoda Magistrate’s…

3 weeks ago

LNP – How to vote in 2024 General Elections

As the 2024 General Elections approach, the Election Commission has issued guidelines on how to vote and choose the preferred…

3 weeks ago