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FOREIGN CURRENCY RESERVES DROP IN APRIL 2025

Sri Lanka, May 8 -- Sri Lanka's official reserve assets dropped to 6,326 million US Dollars in April 2025, a 3.1% drop from the March figures. According to the Central Bank, this is 205 million US do... Read More


FINANCE DEPUTY MINISTER TO ATTEND U.S. TARIFF TALKS

Sri Lanka, May 8 -- Deputy Minister of Finance Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma announced in Parliament today (08) that he will participate in upcoming discussions on American tariffs, pending Cabinet appro... Read More


NEW GOVERNMENT APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED

Sri Lanka, May 8 -- In a recent cabinet announcement, K.A. Subhashini Indika Kumari Liyanage, a Special Grade Officer of the Sri Lanka Education Administrative Service, was appointed as the new Commis... Read More


PARENTS PROTEST OUTSIDE SCHOOL FOLLOWING STUDENT'S TRAGIC DEATH IN KOTAHENA

Sri Lanka, May 8 -- Over 1,000 parents of students at the Ramanathan Hindu Ladies College in Colombo staged a protest in front of the school this morning (08), blocking Duplication Road. The demonstr... Read More


SRILANKAN AIRLINES SECURES IATA CERTIFICATION FOR LARGE LITHIUM BATTERY SHIPMENTS

Sri Lanka, May 8 -- SriLankan Airlines has been awarded the International Air Transport Association (IATA) certification for transporting large volumes of lithium batteries as cargo. This development... Read More


JAISH-E-MOHAMMED LEADER CLAIMS FAMILY KILLED IN INDIAN AIRSTRIKE

Sri Lanka, May 8 -- Masood Azhar, leader of the Pakistan-based militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), has claimed that 10 of his relatives, including his sister, nephew, and five children, were killed... Read More


FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS PETITION FILED SEEKING INVALIDATION OF MOUs WITH INDIA

Sri Lanka, May 8 -- A group of petitioners, including Dr. Gunadasa Amarasekara, has filed a Fundamental Rights (FR) petition before the Supreme Court, seeking to invalidate recent Memoranda of Underst... Read More


SRI LANKA ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER BUDGET DEFICIT

Sri Lanka, May 8 -- Sri Lanka's government reported a budget deficit of Rs.498.28 billion for the first quarter of 2025. According to the Financial Performance Statement presented to the Cabinet, rev... Read More


SUPREME COURT DISMISSES APPEAL FILED BY PATALI OVER 2016 HIT AND RUN CASE Inbox Sun Gold

Sri Lanka, May 8 -- Sri Lanka's Supreme Court today (08) rejected an appeal filed by former Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka, who sought to have the indictment against him and two other defendants in... Read More


SUPREME COURT DISMISSES APPEAL FILED BY PATALI OVER 2016 HIT AND RUN CASE

Sri Lanka, May 8 -- Sri Lanka's Supreme Court today (08) rejected an appeal filed by former Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka, who sought to have the indictment against him and two other defendants in... Read More