The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva commenced her official engagements in Sri Lanka with field visits to areas affected by Cyclone Ditwah, inspecting damage and interacting with impacted communities as part of efforts to support recovery and long-term resilience. MORE..
17 Feb 2026 (6:45 PM)
The Airport Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) (Private) Limited (AASL) has achieved a significant milestone by recording the highest-ever passenger movements in a single month across all Sri Lankan airports. MORE..
17 Feb 2026 (10:38 PM)
The Parliamentary Pensions (Repeal) Bill was passed in Parliament today (17) with a majority of 152 votes.
17 Feb 2026 (9:05 PM)
The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva met President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today (17) at the Presidential Secretariat to discuss Sri Lanka s economic recovery, post-disaster assistance and the next phase of the IMF-supported reform programme. MORE..
17 Feb 2026 (6:31 PM)
Charismatic U.S. civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, an eloquent Baptist minister raised in the segregated South who became a close associate of Martin Luther King Jr and twice ran for the Democratic presidential nomination, has died at age 84, his family said in a statement on Tuesday. MORE..
17 Feb 2026 (6:18 PM)
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who departed Sri Lanka to attend the AI Impact Summit 2026 at the special invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, arrived at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, this afternoon (17). MORE..
17 Feb 2026 (9:37 PM)