IMF chief reaffirms support to Sri Lanka, says crisis due to 'mismanagement'
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will strongly support Sri Lanka on debt restructuring, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will strongly support Sri Lanka on debt restructuring, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said.
Shashi Weerawansa, the wife of National Freedom Front (NFF) Leader and former Minister Wimal Weerawansa has been sentenced to two years in prison over an incident where Mrs. Weerawansa had fraudulently obtained two passports including a diplomatic passport by submitting forged documents to the Department of Immigration and Emigration.
The Russian Embassy in Colombo has categorically denied the statement made by Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara that Russia will not supply crude oil to the island nation.
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in as the new Minister of Finance, Economic Stability and National Policies.
India handed over a large amount of humanitarian assistance consignment worth over Rs 2 billion as the island nation battles a devastating economic crisis.
Mothers of the disappeared in Sri Lanka’s North have called on the South to recognize the decades-long struggle for Tamil independence and support it.
A Tamil political party in Sri Lanka has accused the Indian media of creating false news, aimed at sabotaging nationwide protests against the Rajapaksa government.
The Sri Lanka government security forces have allegedly obstructed a leading journalist in Vanni, covering preparations for Tamil genocide day commemorations.
(Reuters) - The Group of Seven economic powers support efforts to provide debt relief for Sri Lanka, G7 finance chiefs said on Thursday in a draft communique from a meeting in Germany after the country defaulted on its sovereign debt.