Behind the Screen

Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) Dr. W.A. Wijewardena is of the view that the government is constrained by its agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the benchmarks set by the Economic Transformation Act, making it challenging to achieve the targeted revenue of 15.1% of GDP this year. MORE..

11 Feb 2025 (8:50 AM)

Trump says ceasefire deal should be canceled if Hamas doesn t release all hostages by Saturday

President Donald Trump said Monday that a precarious ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas should be canceled if Hamas doesn t release all the remaining hostages it is holding in Gaza by midday on Saturday though he also acknowledged that such a decision would be up to Israel. MORE..

11 Feb 2025 (8:11 AM)

"Blaming won t fix power outages"- Sajith calls for reforms

The Leader of the Opposition, Sajith Premadasa slammed the government s handling of the ongoing power crisis, highlighting the fragility of the national grid as the root cause of frequent outages. MORE..

11 Feb 2025 (10:33 AM)

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