Cabinet Spokesperson, Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa revealed that intelligence have been received about an extremist organization operating in the Kalmunai area of the Eastern Province.
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Sri Lanka is setting up a tax crimes unit within the Department of Inland Revenue as part of efforts to reduce corruption, according to International Monetary Fund program documents.
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The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce yesterday congratulated the Government on successfully completing the Third Review under the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement.
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Sri Lanka’s 2025 budget, presented by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, aims to drive economic recovery and fiscal consolidation following a severe financial crisis.
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Sunday European leaders had agreed to draw up a Ukraine peace plan to present to the United States, a vital step for Washington to be able to offer security guarantees that Kyiv says are essential to deter Russia.
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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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The Matara Magistrate’s Court has imposed an overseas travel ban on former IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon.
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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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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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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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