SriLankan Airlines is in the process of restructuring its fleet. The ailing airline is set to lose close to a quarter of its fleet to retirements and lease expirations in the next two years. Among these are three Airbus A320-200 models.
The airline,...
IGP Chandana Wickremaratne appeared before the Colombo Fort Magistrate upon receiving notice to explain his stance regarding the failure to transfer Deshabandu Tennekoon following the attack on the Galle Face Green protestors.
The Magistrate asked the IGP to show cause...
The case against Sakvithi Ranasinghe and his wife for committing a criminal breach of trust with regard to Rs. 1,628 million worth of funds of the depositors at Sakvithi Housing and Construction (Pvt.) Ltd. was today fixed for trial...
IMF Asia and Pacific Department Head Krishna Srinivasan says that the IMF won't get involved with Sri Lanka's debt restructuring talks with private creditors.
Addressing the press in Colombo a short while ago, he said the country's debt restructuring negotiations...
The Attorney General today informed the Court of Appeal that steps have been taken to provide adequate police protection for former CID Director Shani Abeysekara, taking into account the existing security threats.
Additional Solicitor General Rohantha Abeysuriya, appearing for the National Authority for...
The intention of filing a revision application in respect of the convener of the Inter-University Students' Federation (IUSF), Wasantha Mudalige, was not to remand him but to rectify the legal errors, the Attorney General informed the Colombo High Court...
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) General Secretary Ranjith Madduma Bandara today filed a contempt of court case against the Treasury Secretary for alleged failure to comply with the Supreme Court order issued regarding the local government elections.
The SJB General Secretary...
It was disclosed at the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Environment, Natural Resources, and Sustainable Development that there is a tendency for the government to be deprived of receiving the expected tax due to Chinese and Thai nationals illegally buying...
IMF Executive Board Approves US$3 Billion Under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) Arrangement for Sri Lanka
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Washington, DC – March 20, 2023: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved today a 48?month extended arrangement under the Extended Fund...
Former Akuressa Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Saruwa Liyanage Sunil, who was acquitted and released from a case filed against him for raping an underage girl in 2012, has filed a lawsuit in the Colombo District Court claiming Rs. 1 billion...
On Friday night, residents of Colombo became alarmed to see a huge military and police presence around the city. Authorities have yet to clearly explain why the security measures have been put in place, despite the apparent increase in...
The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has in no uncertain terms demanded that the authorities make the necessary arrangements to ensure the safety of former BASL President Saliya Pieris’ and give him the space to carry out his...
