Anu Dissanayaka

The talks with Sri Lankan authorities made “significant progress” on defining a macroeconomic and structural policy package, the mission team of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a statement issued upon concluding its visit to the island nation. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/tbRXumk https://ift.tt/6Q4CxAK

The son and namesake of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos was sworn in as president of the Philippines on Thursday, completing a stunning comeback for one of Asia s most famous political dynasties, 36 years after it was ousted in a popular uprising. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/2oixZX1 https://ift.tt/wQkiRMA

Two people have been killed in a shooting incident at the Katubedda Junction in Moratuwa today, Ada Derana correspondent says. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/C5jeb7B https://ift.tt/avx5U9m

Sri Lanka Police says that around 600 inmates of the Kandakadu rehabilitation centre at Welikanda have escaped following a tense situation due to the death of an inmate last evening (28). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/JG8YKOd https://ift.tt/y8o6QPw

The Presidential Task Force appointed to prepare proposals on the One Country, One Law concept has handed over its report to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the President s Media Division (PMD) says. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/etCDYI6 https://ift.tt/ctrC87R

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) says necessary action will be taken to liquidate the five failed finance companies in accordance with applicable legal provisions. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/XoCOY0a https://ift.tt/bLpCO9k

A Gazette Extraordinary has been published on Monday (June 27), specifying the duties, functions and institutional legal framework of the Ministry of Investment Promotion. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/F1R5XMl https://ift.tt/bLpCO9k

The Cabinet of Ministers has green-lighted opening up the fuel import and retail sales market to companies from oil-producing nations. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/msqzYWZ https://ift.tt/1TNFCdi

Sri Lanka s exports recorded the USD 5 billion mark in the first five months of this year, according to the Export Development Board (EDB). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/RBftLpJ https://ift.tt/N951blB

The visiting high-level delegation of officials representing the US State Department and the Treasury Department met with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, a short while ago, for a discussion, the PM s Office said. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/j5Cicst https://ift.tt/Hrq0LgY

Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera says that a token system to distribute fuel is to be introduced from tomorrow (June 27). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/DC4tgyu https://ift.tt/Mj903wf

Two persons have succumbed to burn injuries after four members of the same family were hospitalized following a fire which broke out at their home in Kahatuduwa. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/CQyESgH https://ift.tt/GzTnIjW

Moroccan authorities said that 18 migrants were killed and dozens of migrants and police officers were injured in a “stampede” of people trying to cross into the Spanish North African enclave of Melilla. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/tbxICQR https://ift.tt/toCNXQb

A Meemure-bound bus has toppled down a precipice at Lulwatte in Hunnasgiriya earlier today (June 25), the police said. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/MgAq3wP https://ift.tt/toCNXQb

Permission has been granted to import 10 essential items including rice, sugar, wheat flour and dhal through open accounts, the Minister of Trade says. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/PdWM3YH https://ift.tt/pCEUvnQ

Schools in cities and suburbs, which remained closed last week, will function as per usual on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday next week (from June 27 - July 01), the Ministry of Education announces. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/krM9BpX https://ift.tt/2KVQAXH

Leaders of the European Union on Thursday decided to make Ukraine and Moldova official candidates for membership of the bloc. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/UnT0Qc1 https://ift.tt/IUKwVRD

The Colombo High Court has issued summons on former Minister Johnston Fernando and two others over the case filed against him for using Sathosa employees for political activities. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/6laxihN https://ift.tt/LK4xs85

Traffic congestion is reported near Panchikawatte Junction in Colombo due to a protest, Ada Derana correspondent says. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/s7VexEY https://ift.tt/3ZgCs9H

Foreign Secretary of India, Shri Vinay Kwatra who is currently in Sri Lanka for a one-day visit has called on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/OfPZaR9 https://ift.tt/rebs9Jw

Another person who was waiting in a queue at a filling station died today (June 23). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/QbSrA3n https://ift.tt/yJ4Z0vx

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the programme for a bailout package would be finalized by the end of July. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/ZMIdExF https://ift.tt/vgzPhNQ

Seven individuals including Social activist and Sri Lankan YouTuber Rathindu Senaratne alias Ratta and national organizer of Youth for Change Lahiru Weerasekara, who are wanted over the unrest in early June, surrendered to Maradana Police today. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/OqW3NlQ https://ift.tt/IWOJ9KG

Arrangements are being to dispense fuel volumes to vehicles of health sector employees every Friday at 74 filling stations island-wide, Minister of Health Keheliya Rambukwella says. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/hb6zUy4 https://ift.tt/M3rEDZH

Samagi Jana Balawegaya will boycott the parliamentary sessions this week as the topics taken up for discussion are non-relevant to the current economic crisis, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa says. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/9rP2yzW https://ift.tt/oWfKrXu

The Australian government has announced it will provide AUD $50 million to support Sri Lanka amid its worst economic crisis in 70 years. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/Sr04ovX https://ift.tt/4w01oh9

A total of 21 protesters including a Buddhist monk have been arrested by the police for obstructing two entrances of the Finance Ministry in Colombo. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/8rWtwKO https://ift.tt/SeP7LNb

Dozens of asylum seekers intercepted on a boat bound for Australia have been returned to Sri Lanka, foreign media reported today. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/4v0pcfR https://ift.tt/6G7xRJM

Veteran Sri Lankan actress Liyoni Kothalawala has passed away at the age of 78, family sources confirmed today. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/ZJOi6dn https://ift.tt/kE9wloS

Sri Lanka s Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation says that he Government of India has extended financial assistance of USD$ 45 million for the development of the Kankesanthurai (KKS) Harbour. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/n46kXT5 https://ift.tt/DVSGZd1

All government and government-approved private schools within the limits of Colombo city will be closed from Monday (June 20), says the Secretary to the Ministry of Education, M.N. Ranasinghe. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/wkCG0JP https://ift.tt/FMdlILu

A generator at the Norochcholai Coal Power Plant was shut down last night (June 17) for essential maintenance, the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) says. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/8hlr1MU https://ift.tt/Kg7ohaM

Secretary to the Ministry of Education M.N. Ranasinghe told the Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) earlier this week that the education sector as a whole has entered a very serious and complex process and it is more difficult to manage the situation in the face of the economic crisis than the Covid-19 situation. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/tS1NBn0 https://ift.tt/UdPq5u1

The water supply for several areas in Colombo will be interrupted from 11.00 p.m. tomorrow (June 18) until 3.00 p.m. on Sunday (June 19), the National Water Supply Drainage Board. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/UAN9rOl https://ift.tt/HiF7DPB

A police officer has committed suicide by shooting himself with his firearm, in front of the office of the Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG) in Tangalle. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/GhaEIDm https://ift.tt/JGNtPSg

The founder and President Emeritus of Ceylon Biscuits Limited (CBL) Group, Deshamanya Mineka Wickramasingha has passed away at the age of 87. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/qjVW1l7 https://ift.tt/AXagIJ8

The leaders of France, Germany, Italy and Romania arrived in Kyiv on Thursday in an apparent show of collective European support for Ukraine as it tries to resist Russia s invasion. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/RsNrf2h https://ift.tt/XGEbpFS

UNFPA, with support from the Government of China has provided essential medical equipment and supplies to adequately equip public health staff, who have been actively working at the grassroot level. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/hcqFLYp https://ift.tt/VSxZARz

The Panchikawatte Junction in Colombo is completely blocked by a group of protesters demanding fuel, Ada Derana correspondent says. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/FfYr59d https://ift.tt/K720OrW

Displaying of electoral register related to this year s electoral roll revision process will commence from Wednesday (June 15), Election Commission says. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/bn9y24O https://ift.tt/wE0Yk8f

Former President of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed has dismissed the remarks made by Sri Lankan Opposition MP Harsha de Silva as “inaccurate”. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/mra0XbI https://ift.tt/FqErvRj

The Ceylon Petroleum Private Tankers Owners Association says there has been a drastic drop in the number of orders received for fuel distribution. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/EvuOrDH https://ift.tt/LBQ2ZEj

The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced that Sri Lanka s batting star Angelo Mathews and Pakistan s debutante spin sensation Tuba Hassan have been voted the ICC Men s and Women s Players of the Month for May 2022. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/WfiaDvu https://ift.tt/546VrGJ

The Department of Railways has taken steps to operate nine special trains from Colombo Fort to Anuradhapura for the upcoming Poson Poya. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/jOosD3w https://ift.tt/dg4LIuV

Pope Francis has canceled his July trip to Africa, as the 85-year-old pontiff s knee ailment continues to limit his mobility. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/hlczFPo https://ift.tt/LtBXfPA

Sri Lanka s Foreign Minister Professor G. L. Peiris met with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of Australia, Dr. Richard Marles on the sidelines of the Shangri-La dialogue in Singapore. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/sL4cuKl https://ift.tt/Mny9Qki

Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera says that they have no choice but to register consumers at filling stations and give them a guaranteed weekly quota until the government is able to strengthen the financial situation, restore 24-hour power supply and a steady supply of fuel. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/0gXMnmt https://ift.tt/xdfaUW5

The Ministry of Justice, Prison Affairs and Constitutional Reforms says that a total of 173 prisoners are expected to be released on the occasion of the Poson Full Moon Poya Day. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/Yutjkho https://ift.tt/ZjsqmdI

Sri Lanka Navy personnel have apprehended a local multi-day fishing trawler with 38 individuals, suspected to be on an illegal migration attempt to a foreign country via sea, during a search operation carried out in southeastern seas of the island. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/bo5rw1z https://ift.tt/SW3YhKa

Sri Lanka may be compelled to buy more oil from Russia as the island nation hunts desperately for fuel amid an unprecedented economic crisis, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/Sli7va2 https://ift.tt/fbNwhI1