Sri Lanka, with the help of its legal and financial advisors, must present a debt restructuring strategy before the end of April 2023 in order to reach the International Monetary Fund s targets to achieve debt sustainability, Peter Breuer, the IMF Asia Pacific Department s Senior Mission Chief for Sri Lanka said today. MORE..
21 Mar 2023 (2:29 PM)
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)
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 proposal to Parliament that all courses and exams conducted at the Sri Lanka Law College should be held in English has been defeated. MORE..
21 Mar 2023 (1:07 PM)
Hikkaduwa Police has arrested a woman on suspicion of aiding and abetting a double homicide, in which two persons travelling on a motorcycle were shot dead in the Thiranagama area of Hikkaduwa Police Division on October 31, 2022. MORE..
21 Mar 2023 (12:33 PM)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe is scheduled to make a special statement to the nation today (21) regarding the IMF Executive Board s approval for Sri Lanka s request for an extended arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF). MORE..
21 Mar 2023 (9:20 AM)