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LocalTags: Print EditionPresident Ranil Wickremesinghe today (22 March) addressed the parliament on the IMF Extended Fund Facility. He stated that when he took over the country last July it was in a really bad place without any hope for…

LocalIrangika Range and Ishara MudugamuwaTags: Print EditionPower and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera told Parliament yesterday that the people will be given considerable relief for fuel next April following the upcoming fuel price…

One MP votes for, while 113 voted against motionLocalIrangika Range and Ishara MudugamuwaTags: Print EditionThe gazette with regard to conducting all Law College exams only in English was defeated in Parliament after a motion called for a…

LocalT. K. G. KapilaKatunayake Corr.Post Mistress Malka Marasinghe with her staff. The commemorative stamp issued on behalf of the best post office of 2022. Tags: Print EditionThe Katunayake Post Office, which was in a dilapidated state and…

LocalSandya KarunaratneTags: Print EditionTransport, Highways and Mass Media Minister Dr. Bandula Gunawardena yesterday said the Anti-Corruption Bill will be passed in the Parliament in the next few weeks and will become a valid Act soon.…

LocalTags: Print EditionPeople celebrate lighting firecrackers in Colombo following the announcement that the International Monetary Fund’s executive board has approved the US$ 3 billion loan under its extended fund facility. Pictures by…

LocalTags: Print EditionPresident Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasized that Sri Lanka is no longer deemed bankrupt by the world. In a special statement following the approval of the extended credit facility by the Executive Board of the…

LocalTags: Print EditionAmerican Ambassador for Sri Lanka Julie Chung has welcomed the approval granted by the IMF for the Extended Fund Facility by a Twitter message. “The US welcomes the approval of Sri Lanka’s IMF package; great news…

LocalTags: Print EditionThe proposal to conduct Sri Lanka Law college exams only in the English language was defeated by a vote in Parliament today (21 March). There were 113 votes against and only 1 vote in favour of the proposal.…

LocalTags: Print EditionSri Lankan rupee has appreciated against the USD today (21 March) after an increasing trend that was noticed in the past 5 days. USD buying has reduced from Rs. 331.71 reported yesterday (20 March) to Rs. 316.84…