Category: Local News

The Defence Advisor (DA) for the Australian High Commission in Sri Lanka, Colonel Amanda Johnston, and the Commanding Officer of the Peace Operations Training Centre (POTC) of the Australian Government, Lieutenant Colonel Mike Webbe, visited the Institute of National Security Studies in Sri Lanka on June 27, 2024.

The Chairman of the ‘Magen Ratata’ organization, Sanjaya Mahawaththa, was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) last night (June 27).

Sri Lankan Police have arrested 60 Indian nationals who are allegedly involved in online financial scams.

Sri Lanka has made significant progress toward achieving debt sustainability by reaching agreements with China and other creditor nations to restructure approximately $10 billion in bilateral debt, as stated by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday, Reuters reported.

Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa departed for a four-day official visit to China this morning (June 27), where he will engage in discussions with Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

India on Wednesday welcomed Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring agreement with a group of creditor nations and said it will continue to support the island nation’s economic recovery, including by promoting long-term investments.

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasized that a final agreement was concluded with Sri Lanka’s main official bilateral creditors in Paris this morning (June 26), marking the end of debt restructuring negotiations with the Official Creditors’ Committee (OCC).

The United States has welcomed the final agreement on debt restructuring between Sri Lanka and creditor nations, reached today on the sidelines of the Paris Forum 2024.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced that Mahela Jayawardena, who served as the ‘Consultant Coach’ of SLC, has resigned with immediate effect.

Sri Lanka has signed agreements with the Export-Import Bank of China (EXIM) in Beijing to restructure $4.2 billion of its debt, according to the President’s Media Division (PMD).

Sri Lanka has successfully reached a final restructuring agreement for USD 5.8 billion of debt with its bilateral lenders’ Official Creditor Committee (OCC) in Paris, France on Wednesday (June 26).

Sri Lanka Police fired tear gas and used water cannons on the teachers’ and principals’ union members who staged a protest near the Fort Railway Station.

The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court has issued a restraining order preventing the General Secretary of Ceylon Teachers’ Union, Joseph Stalin, Ven. Ulapane Sumangala Thero, and eight others from organizing a demonstration today (June 26) that could cause inconvenience to the public or pedestrians along major routes in Colombo.

Teachers and principals across Sri Lanka have called in sick today (June 26), as part of a nationwide strike.

Sri Lanka has finalized long-overdue debt agreements with its bilateral lenders, including China, to meet a crucial requirement for an IMF bailout, the government announced on Tuesday (June 25).

Three people have died and several others were injured after a lorry collided with a bus at Mankulam on the A9 road, according to the police.