Colombo bourse was up at Monday, opening the week on an optimistic note, with analysts saying that the market managed to erase the many losses suffered after the mini budget and recovering after the cabinet nod to the Colombo Port City project. The All Share index gained by 0.2 per cent to show 7,177.10 while the S&P SL index bagged 0.31 per cent to stand at 3,971.34 by 10 am on a Rs 90.1 million turnover. Price inclines in index heavy counters such as John Keells Holdings and Commercial Bank contributed favourably to the index performance.
Tamar Amitai, a 25-year-old Israeli tourist who went missing in Uppuveli, Trincomalee, was found safe after a three-day joint search operation today.
The Colombo High Court today (28) sentenced former parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra to three years of Rigorous Imprisonment over charges of the involvement of an abduction.
In his special statement, President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced that debt restructuring agreements will postpone all bilateral loan payments to foreign countries until 2028. Additionally, Sri Lanka will have until 2043 to repay these loans on concessional terms.
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