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Sri Lanka successfully concluded international bond restructuring – Treasury Secretary
Sri Lanka successfully concluded international bond restructuring – Treasury Secretary
Sri Lanka has successfully concluded its international bond restructuring, bringing closure to one of the most complex and challenging sovereign debt restructuring exercises in recent history, says Treasury Secretary Mahinda Siriwardana. MORE..
Sri Lanka sees strong bondholder support in debt exchange
Sri Lanka sees strong bondholder support in debt exchange
Sri Lanka gained extensive support from private creditors to restructure its international bonds, a key step for the country to exit an extended default. MORE..
Macron names François Bayrou as French PM after government collapse
Macron names François Bayrou as French PM after government collapse
French President Emmanuel Macron named key ally Francois Bayrou as his fourth prime minister of 2024 on Friday, but the scale of the challenge facing the veteran centrist was immediately clear as the Socialist Party refused to join his coalition government. MORE..
Shots fired at residence of ‘Konda Ranji’
Shots fired at residence of ‘Konda Ranji’
Two unidentified individuals who had arrived on a motorcycle have reportedly opened fire at a three-storey house located on Veedi Mawatha in Kandana. MORE..
Asoka Ranwala resigns as Speaker of Parliament
Asoka Ranwala resigns as Speaker of Parliament
The Speaker of Sri Lanka’s Parliament Asoka Ranwala has resigned from his position, in the wake of the controversy surrounding his educational qualifications. MORE..
President Dissanayake to visit India on Sunday
President Dissanayake to visit India on Sunday
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will undertake a state visit to India from 15 to 17 December 2024 at the invitation of the President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu, the foreign ministry confirmed today. MORE..
Proposal to appoint select committee to verify NPP MPs’ educational qualifications
Proposal to appoint select committee to verify NPP MPs’ educational qualifications
The United National Party (UNP) and the New Democratic Front (NDF) have decided to submit a proposal recommending to establish a Select Committee to verify the educational qualifications of the Ministers and MPs representing the National People’s Power (NPP). MORE..
Former CCD Director further remanded
Former CCD Director further remanded
Former Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) Director, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Nevil Silva, who was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), has been further remanded until December 20 by the Ratnapura Magistrate’s Court. MORE..
Six including elderly couple arrested with drugs worth around Rs. 40 mln
Six including elderly couple arrested with drugs worth around Rs. 40 mln
Kahathuduwa Police have arrested six individuals, including an elderly couple, with a stock of narcotics worth around Rs. 40 million. MORE..
CSE’s ASPI records new all-time high
CSE’s ASPI records new all-time high
The All Share Price Index (ASPI) of the Colombo Stock Exchange gained 169.53 points to close at 14,205.34 points today, marking a new all-time high. MORE..
Members appointed to Port City Economic Commission
Members appointed to Port City Economic Commission
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has officially appointed members to the Port City Economic Commission, the President’s Media Division (PMD) reported. MORE..
SJB MPs sign no-confidence motion against Speaker
SJB MPs sign no-confidence motion against Speaker
The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) parliamentary group, led by Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa, has commenced signing the Motion of No Confidence against the Speaker of Parliament, according to the SJB Media Unit. MORE..
Sri Lanka says Adani Port Project to continue despite US charges
Sri Lanka says Adani Port Project to continue despite US charges
Indian conglomerate Adani Group’s port project in Sri Lanka will go ahead despite US charges against its founder and sudden changes to its financing, the island nation said Friday. MORE..
Indian team owner arrested over Lanka T10 match-fixing scandal remanded
Indian team owner arrested over Lanka T10 match-fixing scandal remanded
The Indian owner of the ‘Galle Marvels’ team in the Lanka T10 Super League, who was arrested yesterday (12) over match-fixing allegations, has been remanded until December 16 after being produced before the Colombo Magistrate’s Court today (13). MORE..
Canada reaffirms support for Sri Lanka’s anti-corruption efforts
Canada reaffirms support for Sri Lanka’s anti-corruption efforts
The Canadian Government has expressed its strong commitment to supporting Sri Lanka’s initiatives to combat corruption and fraud, the President’s Media Division (PMD) reported. MORE..
FIB probes presidential candidates who failed to submit expense reports
FIB probes presidential candidates who failed to submit expense reports
The Fraud Investigation Bureau (FIB) has informed the Colombo Magistrate’s Court today (13) that it has initiated an investigation into several candidates that contested the last Presidential Election and their representatives who have failed to submit proper expense reports as mandated under the Regulation of Election Expenditure Act. MORE..
‘Offenders will face consequences, regardless of rank or status’ – President AKD
‘Offenders will face consequences, regardless of rank or status’ – President AKD
“We will not allow the trust the people have placed in us to be undermined in any way,” stated President Anura Kumara Dissanayake during a meeting with the heads of state media today (13). MORE..
| December 13, 2024 11:31 am
Geminids meteor shower visible from Sri Lanka tonight
Geminids meteor shower visible from Sri Lanka tonight
The Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies (ACCIMT) says that the Geminids meteor shower, considered as one of the most spectacular meteor showers of the year, will be visible tonight (13) and tomorrow (14). MORE..
Former Sri Lankan diplomat in Australia fined more than $100,000 for ‘entrapping’ domestic worker
Former Sri Lankan diplomat in Australia fined more than $100,000 for ‘entrapping’ domestic worker
A diplomat who “entrapped” a domestic worker in her Canberra home, forcing her to work 14 hours, seven days a week, for less than a dollar an hour, has been fined more than $100,000 in the Australian federal court. MORE..
Bottom trawling by Indian fishermen must stop: Sri Lanka’s Fisheries Minister
Bottom trawling by Indian fishermen must stop: Sri Lanka’s Fisheries Minister
The enduring fisheries conflict in the Palk Bay - which impacts fisher folk of northern Sri Lanka and daily wage fishermen of Tamil Nadu - can be decisively resolved only if the Indian side stops using the destructive bottomtrawling method, according to Sri Lanka’s Minister of Fisheries Ramalingam Chandrasekar. MORE..
Govt. aims to complete Colombo Port’s ECT Project by June 2025
Govt. aims to complete Colombo Port’s ECT Project by June 2025
Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation Bimal Rathnayake says that several new projects will be initiated to enhance the transportation of goods by rail. MORE..
High-level US delegation concludes successful visit to Sri Lanka
High-level US delegation concludes successful visit to Sri Lanka
U.S. Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs at the Department of State, Ambassador Donald Lu, along with Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia and the Pacific at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Robert Kaproth...MORE..
Public urges to cooperate with ongoing population and housing census
Public urges to cooperate with ongoing population and housing census
The District Secretary for Colombo, Prasanna Ginige, says that the population and housing census is underway across the island and urges the public to cooperate with the officials visiting homes by providing the required information. MORE..
Six including minor killed in Tamil Nadu hospital fire
Six including minor killed in Tamil Nadu hospital fire
At least six persons, including a minor boy, were killed in a fire accident at a private hospital in this district on Thursday, police and Fire department officials said. MORE..
Fairly heavy showers expected in parts of the island
Fairly heavy showers expected in parts of the island
The Department of Meteorology says showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Northern, North-central and North-western provinces. MORE..
