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The officers of the Narcotics Control Unit of Sri Lanka Customs have detained five passengers at the arrival terminal of the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake for attempting to smuggle a stock of gold biscuits and jewellery into the country, early this morning (27). MORE..
27 Sep 2023 (2:23 PM)
Speaking at a press briefing in Colombo concluding a visit for the First Review of the program under the EFF arrangement, an IMF delegation warned that despite early signs of stabilization, full economic recovery is not yet assured and that sustaining the reform momentum is critical to put Sri Lanka s economy... MORE..
27 Sep 2023 (5:25 PM)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has left the island early this morning (Sep 27) for Germany to attend the Berlin Global Dialogue which is scheduled to be held on September 28 and 29, 2023 in Berlin. MORE..
27 Sep 2023 (12:47 PM)
The International Monetary Fund s (IMF) Senior Mission Chief for Sri Lanka, Peter Breuer stated that there is no fixed timeline for the disbursement of the second tranche of the IMF s Extended Fund Facility (EFF) to Sri Lanka and that two important things are needed to be satisfied for the matter to be fulfilled. MORE..
27 Sep 2023 (6:48 PM)
The Colombo High Court on Wednesday (27 Sep.) sentenced five persons to death over charges of transporting a haul of heroin in a fishing vessel in 2019. MORE..
27 Sep 2023 (7:41 PM)
