Sri Lanka s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will undertake an official visit to India during the third week of December on an invitation by the Indian government. MORE..
26 Nov 2024 (1:22 PM)
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal for the restructuring of international sovereign bonds by way of swapping existing bonds for new bonds in accordance with the parameters indicated in the debt sustainability analysis conducted by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). MORE..
26 Nov 2024 (12:50 PM)
The Steering Committee of the Ad Hoc Group of Sri Lanka Bondholders has announced its support for the restructuring terms of all 11 series of Sri Lanka s c.$12.55 billion in outstanding sovereign bonds, as detailed in Sri Lanka s Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation Memorandum published today. MORE..
26 Nov 2024 (7:13 PM)
Colombo Additional Magistrate Manjula Ratnayake has ordered the issuance of an arrest warrant against Jaffna District Independent Member of Parliament Archchuna Ramanathan, through the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) in Jaffna. MORE..
26 Nov 2024 (3:38 PM)
Sri Lanka s new president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, should address the country s many human rights problems by fulfilling and building upon pledges he made in recent election campaigns, Human Rights Watch has said in a letter to the president. MORE..
26 Nov 2024 (7:27 PM)
The Police Special Task Force (STF) has arrested two individuals who were in the possession of a total of more than 86 kilograms of narcotic substance in the Watareka area in Padukka. MORE..
26 Nov 2024 (5:33 PM)