Two ex-Army Intelligence personnel arrested over Keith Noyahr abduction
Two former Sri Lanka Army intelligence personnel have been arrested on suspicion of being involved in the abduction and assault on journalist Keith Noyahr in May 2008, the Police Media Division said.
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Foreign travel ban on former IGP Deshabandu
The Matara Magistrate’s Court has imposed an overseas travel ban on former IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon.
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Sri Lanka’s Economic Recovery: IMF Pressures, Tax Reforms, and Monetary Policy Challenges
WEEKLY ECONOMIC REVIEW :
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Trump, Zelenskiy clash in extraordinary White House row
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s meeting with Donald Trump has ended in disaster, after the two leaders clashed in an extraordinary exchange before the world’s media at the White House over the war with Russia.
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‘Ganemulla Sanjeewa’ murder: Two more suspects arrested
The Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) has arrested two additional suspects in connection with the assassination of Sanjeewa Kumara Samararatne, also known as Ganemulla Sanjeewa.
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IMF board completes Sri Lanka’s 3rd review, approves $334m tranche
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday said its executive board completed the third review under the 48-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF) Arrangement for Sri Lanka, allowing the government to draw SDR 254 million (about US$334 million) to support its economic policies and reforms.
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Sri Lanka govt’s digital transformation plans include sovereign cloud
The government is discussing with several local and foreign parties to conceptualize a government sovereign cloud and intends to engage with qualified players and have a mechanism for all of them to participate in setting it up, top officials said.
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Confidential report submitted to court on Ganemulla Sanjeewa’s murder
A confidential report on the murder of organized criminal “Ganemulla Sanjeewa” has been submitted to the court by the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD), which is leading the investigation.
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Two brothers killed in clash at funeral in Baddegama, 2 injured
Two brothers who sustained injuries in a violent clash between two groups in the Maddewila area of Baddegama have succumbed to their injuries.
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Aging population and child malnutrition pose challenges for Sri Lanka’s economy: Expert
Visiting Senior Fellow at ODI Global in the United Kingdom and former Director of Research at the Asian Development Bank Institute in Tokyo, Dr. Ganeshan Wignaraja, says that despite the deflationary trend, Sri Lanka continues to face considerably high poverty levels that must be addressed.
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