Philadelphia will pay $9.25 million to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by racial justice protesters who accused police of abusing them at a 2020 rally following the killing of George Floyd, the city said on Monday. MORE..
21 Mar 2023 (1:42 PM)
A petition was filed before the Supreme Court today (March 21), alleging Finance Ministry s Secretary Mahinda Siriwardana of contempt of court. MORE..
21 Mar 2023 (4:17 PM)
A private bus was completely destroyed in a fire this morning (21 March) near the Boralugoda Investment Promotion Zone on the Horana - Ratnapura road. MORE..
21 Mar 2023 (2:09 PM)
The Cabinet of Ministers has authorized the Finance Ministry Secretary or the Treasury s Deputy Secretary to sign the Promissory Notes and other required documents as soon as Sri Lanka receives the IMF-supported Extended Fund Facility (EFF) approval from the IMF Executive Board. MORE..
20 Mar 2023 (11:41 PM)
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved today a 48 #8209;month extended arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) with an amount of SDR 2.286 billion (395 percent of quota or about US$3 billion), the international lender announced. MORE..
21 Mar 2023 (12:34 AM)
The efforts to increase tax revenues should be pursued in a growth-friendly manner while protecting the poor and vulnerable people, says Peter Breuer, the IMF Asia Pacific Department s Senior Mission Chief for Sri Lanka. MORE..
21 Mar 2023 (11:19 AM)