The President has already appointed a team led by a retired Major General to report to the National Security Council for formulating contemporary security policies
The Donier-228 maritime surveillance aircraft will take the place of the one that the Indian government handed over to the island nation exactly a year ago.
According to a report by the Xinhua news agency, the state minister informed the media that import constraints on vehicles like trucks and buses are set to be lifted.
IMF will conduct the first review of the USD 2.9 billion bailout to Sri Lanka from September 11-19, state minister of finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said
2023 is "very crucial" for the island nation as the International Monetary Fund is scheduled to hold its review meeting in September, Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe said
A total of 89,485 people from 27,885 families have been affected and Jaffna in the Northern Province is the worst affected district, with 69,113 people from 21,714 families impacted
SriLankan Airlines which used to run direct flights between Kolkata and Colombo before the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to resume its operations in the city.
Sources in the NIA told IANS that Pitchai was a close associate of Sabesan and was involved in smuggling ganja to Sri Lanka and bringing in heroin from that country.
Sri Lanka's Central Bank said that even though the Indian Rupee has been endorsed as a designated foreign currency, it is not a legal tender in Sri Lanka for domestic payments
Sri Lanka said that its inflation has dropped to 6.3 per cent, a single-digit figure for the first time in two years, providing much-needed relief to the people amidst the worst financial crisis.