A top level International Monetary Fund Team is scheduled to arrive in Colombo today (Monday 14) on 2-day short visit to meet President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa, IMF and Finance Ministry sources confirmed.
They will convey the outcome of the Article IV consultation and the Executive Directors views on the current economic situation of the country during their discussions with Sri Lankan high-level authorities, a senior Finance Ministry official said.
He added that Sri Lanka has not made an official request from the IMF with regard to any structural adjustment or, bailout facility, but IMF has not ruled out the possibility of any other options to assist Sri Lanka. (Bandula)
Popular grade five tuition teacher, Hayeshika Fernando wanted over assaulting a 21 year old youth was granted bail today after she surrendered to courts.
A British national had been arrested over attempting to smuggle in the largest haul of kush( drugs) from Thailand, customs said.
First Bishop of the Batticaloa Diocese, Retired Bishop Joseph Ponnaiya, passed away today at the age of 74, following a brief illness.
The Government of Sri Lanka maintains that the allegation of genocide during the final phase of the conflict in Sri Lanka is unsubstantiated by any credible authority, either nationally or internationally, and is based on misleading information. Sri Lanka firmly rejects this false narrative and believes it has been propagated primarily for electoral gains within Canada.
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