LankaWeb – Sri Lanka Presidential Elections: Has Protest Vote …
WEB5 hours ago · Shenali D Waduge. Anura Kumara Dissanayake representing the JVP-NPP becomes the 9 th President of Sri Lanka. Ironically, the majority of votes that crowned him President was from disgruntled 4.5million plus SLPP voters who were part of the 6.9million voters that brought Gotabaya Rajapakse to power in 2019 & was overthrown by the very groups that the sitting President was steering in 2022.
LankaWeb – Central Bank maintains vehicle import decision
WEB2 days ago · Courtesy Hiru News. Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe stated that there will be no change in the decision to import vehicles. Speaking at a Central Bank news conference today, he confirmed that the bank holds sufficient cash reserves. He also announced plans to consolidate the policy interest rates into a single rate this year.
LankaWeb – Sri Lanka to restart talks with IMF soon
WEB2 days ago · Sri Lanka to restart talks with IMF soonPosted on September 27th, 2024. Courtesy The Daily Star. Sri Lanka’s new president called on Wednesday for restarting talks with the IMF “immediately” over a $2.9 billion bailout that threw a lifeline to his bankrupt country but imposed painful austerity. Self-avowed Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake ...
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LankaWeb – Sri Lanka’s new three-member Cabinet appointed
WEB5 days ago · September 24, 2024 05:55 pm. Sri Lanka’s new three-member Cabinet of Ministers was sworn-in before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, a short while ago. Dr. Harini Amarasuriya was sworn-in as the Minister of Justice, Education, Labour, Industries, Science and Tech, Health and Food Security, shortly ...
Sri Lanka’s credit risks could stay ‘elevated’ for some time – Moody’s
WEB4 days ago · Pledges by Sri Lanka’s new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to cut taxes and make changes to the country’s International Monetary Fund bailout could keep the country’s credit risks elevated for some time, rating agency Moody’s has said. We do not expect significant disruption to the country’s reform agenda or macroeconomic policies ...
Sri Lanka approves visa-free facility for citizens of 35 countries
WEBAug 21, 2024 · The Cabinet of Ministers has decided to allow visa-free entry to Sri Lanka for citizens of 35 countries, including the United Kingdom (UK), United States (US), Canada, Germany, Australia, Saudi Arabia, China, India, Russia, South Korea, and Japan. This new visa-free policy will be in effect from October 01, 2024, and will remain in effect for a ...
Sri Lankan election shines light on president’s legacy and links
WEBAug 20, 2024 · COLOMBO — Sri Lanka’s first presidential election since an economic crisis tipped the government into turmoil two years ago will focus attention on whether the unelected incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe can hold on to his position. United National Party’s Wickremesinghe assumed the presidency after …
New guidelines for passengers arriving in SL from midnight today
WEBSep 28, 2021 · Ajith Siriwardana Courtesy The Daily Mirror. Fully vaccinated local and overseas passengers who had negative PCR test results done within 72 hours before their departure, are not required to be subject to an on arrival PCR test at the airport in Sri Lanka from midnight today, Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said.
LankaWeb – Sri Lanka extends island-wide quarantine curfew
WEBAug 27, 2021 · Sri Lanka has extended the current island-wide quarantine curfew orders by a week, in a bid to curb the soaring COVID-19 figures in the country prompted by the rapid spread of the Delta variant. Minister of Health Keheliya Rambukwella tweeted that the extended quarantine curfew orders are effective until …