Representatives of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are scheduled to issue an official statement this morning (23) regarding the third review under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF). MORE..
23 Nov 2024 (10:21 AM)
Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe said his successor Anura Kumara Dissanayake should fully implement the "vision document" adopted with India last year. MORE..
23 Nov 2024 (11:48 PM)
Two Australian teenagers and a British woman died from suspected methanol poisoning after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos. An American man and two Danes also died, though their exact causes of death have not been released. MORE..
23 Nov 2024 (11:32 AM)
Thanjavur Police on Friday arrested three persons for an attempt to smuggle ganja to Sri Lanka from Andhra Pradesh via Thanjavur in India. Three FRP boats that were used for transporting the contraband and 330 kg of ganja were seized. MORE..
24 Nov 2024 (10:40 AM)
Countries at the COP29 summit in Baku adopted a $300 billion a year global finance target on Sunday to help poorer nations cope with impacts of climate change, a deal its intended recipients criticised as woefully insufficient. MORE..
24 Nov 2024 (11:58 AM)
IMF staff and the Sri Lankan authorities have reached staff-level agreement on economic policies to conclude the third review of Sri Lanka s economic reform program supported by the IMF s Extended Fund Facility (EFF). MORE..
23 Nov 2024 (12:59 PM)