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Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe has been re-appointed as Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) for another term of six years by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the PMD said. MORE..
30 Jun 2022 (9:24 PM)
The bus fares will be increased by 22 percent from midnight today (June 30), the National Transport Commission says. MORE..
30 Jun 2022 (12:00 PM)
A policeman attached to the Special Task Force (STF) camp in Gonahena, Kadawatha has committed suicide, the police said today. MORE..
30 Jun 2022 (11:39 AM)
Bank of Ceylon Mawatha in Colombo is closed due to a protest march, Ada Derana correspondent says. MORE..
30 Jun 2022 (3:55 PM)
Sri Lanka s headline inflation, as measured by the year-on-year (Y-o-Y) change in the Colombo Consumer Price Index, soared to 54.6 percent in June from 39.1 percent in May this year, the Department of Census and Statistics (DCS) said today in a press release. MORE..
30 Jun 2022 (9:50 PM)
The talks with Sri Lankan authorities made "significant progress" on defining a macroeconomic and structural policy package, the mission team of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a statement issued upon concluding its visit to the island nation. MORE..
30 Jun 2022 (3:02 PM)
The son and namesake of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos was sworn in as president of the Philippines on Thursday, completing a stunning comeback for one of Asia s most famous political dynasties, 36 years after it was ousted in a popular uprising. MORE..
30 Jun 2022 (1:48 PM)