Sri Lanka’s controversial Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal on Fridayresigned from his position after President Mahinda Rajapaksa lost a bid to seek a third term in office.
Cabraal tendered his resignation to the Presidential Secretariat in the morning, and at 2 pm addressed the staff at the banking regulator’s headquarters, thanking them for their services and support during his term of office which began in 2006. The Governor who was very close to President and his administration has been accused of running the organisation with a political agenda.
Rajapaksa lost to opposition candidate Maithripala Sirisena at Thursday’s poll, and early on Friday vacated his official residence, Temple Trees. – Ends -
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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