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Sri Lanka

IMF tells Central Bank to continue to refrain from monetary financing

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved an immediate disbursement of approximately USD 206 million under the Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) to assist...

World

Modi Fast-Tracks Reforms to Shield Economy From US Tariffs

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government pushed through far-reaching policy reforms in the final parliamentary session of the year, seeking to bolster the economy...

Sri Lanka

Doctors call on Govt to take responsibility for contaminated drugs

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has called on the Cabinet to take responsibility for the importation of contaminated medicines from India, following...

Sri Lanka

NPP Govt urged to seek international help to recover remains from landslides

Sri Lanka’s Office of Missing Persons (OMP) has called on the government to seek international expertise to recover bodies buried in landslides and...

Sports

Starc breaks England hearts again as Australia retain the Ashes in tense third Test

The England supporters on the hill in front of the heritage-listed scoreboard never gave up and, to their credit, neither did their team....

Sri Lanka

Litro Gas contract shift raises concerns over transparency

A major energy procurement shake-up has sparked controversy after Sri Lanka replaced its long-standing Omani LPG supplier with a Swiss company, raising questions...

Sri Lanka

World Bank approves $50 million to boost Sri Lanka’s digital transformation

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a $50 million project to accelerate Sri Lanka’s digital transformation, aiming to modernize government...

Politics

Ditwah, debt and fiscal blind spot: Will disaster politics push Sri Lanka back to the brink?

By Vox Civis Sri Lanka’s post-Cyclone Ditwah response is fast becoming a case study in how not to manage a national emergency in...

Business

30,000 businesses affected by Cyclone Ditwah

Nearly 30,000 businesses across Sri Lanka, including registered export manufacturing factories, have been affected by Cyclone Ditwah, the Ministry of Industry and Entrepreneurship...

Sri Lanka

Puttalam residents block roads demanding delayed relief payments

Hundreds of residents from more than 1,000 families staged a protest in Sri Lanka’s Puttalam Divisional Secretariat Division on Friday. They have accused...