The Inernational Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and Sri Lankan authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on economic policies to conclude the first review of the IMF-supported program.
Following IMF Management and Executive Board approval, Sri Lanka will be able to access SDR 254 million which is about USD 330 million, the IMF has announced.
Former State Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pilleyan has been arrested by the CID in Batticaloa.
A person who carried a nine millimeter fire arm to the departure terminal of the Bandaranike International airport was arrested by airport police yesterday.
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has been summoned by the Bribery Commission following a statement he made supporting MP Chamara Sampath Dissanayake who is in custody.
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