The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is scheduled to review the government s request for emergency financial assistance amounting to approximately USD 200 million under the Rapid Financing Instrument on Friday (19), according to the IMF Executive Board calendar. MORE..
17 Dec 2025 (12:46 PM)
Minister of Foreign Affairs Vijitha Herath today accepted the US$ 2.5 million grant assistance from the Government of Japan. MORE..
17 Dec 2025 (3:19 PM)
Prison officers fired warning shots into the air after two remand inmates at the Galle Prison attempted to escape. MORE..
17 Dec 2025 (3:12 PM)
A 15-hour water cut will be in effect for residents of Mahara and Gampaha from 4-00 p.m. today, the National Water Supply and Drainage Board has announced. MORE..
17 Dec 2025 (10:27 AM)
Naveed Akram, the surviving suspect in Sunday s mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, has been charged with 59 offences, including 15 counts of murder and one of committing a terrorist act, according to the New South Wales Police. MORE..
17 Dec 2025 (1:23 PM)
An individual has been hacked to death in Matugama following the escalation of a personal dispute. MORE..
17 Dec 2025 (9:56 AM)