The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is scheduled to carry out its seventh and final review of the current fund programme in mid April, after parliamentary polls, a spokesperson from IMF said.
“The seventh and final review of the current Fund supported program is scheduled to take place after mid-April and we will be looking at this situation then and thereafter. We have a long history of engagement with Sri Lanka of course,” Gerry Rice of the Communications Department of the IMF said.
He also added that during the recent staff visit, the authorities expressed interest in a range of options for future engagement with the Fund but the specifics of that will be discussed after this next review in mid-April.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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