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LocalTags: Print Edition  The International Monetary Fund said its approval for a $2.9 billion loan to bail out crisis-riddled Sri Lanka will depend on the island nation securing assurances on debt relief from its bilateral creditors. “Sri…

LocalTags: Print EditionThe Supreme Court today (10 January) held that there is no necessity toissue a writ of mandamus against the Election Commission to hold elections, as the Commission has already pledged to conduct the local government…

LocalTags: Print EditionWrit application by the Public Utilities Commission (PUCSL) against the Ceylon Electricity Board was rejected by the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka today (10 January), without a further hearing. PUCSL filed the writ…

LocalSandya KarunaratneTags: Print EditionLalitha Egodawela, Additional Secretary (School Affairs) of the Ministry of Education stated yesterday that it will take about a month to release the school cut-off marks for the admission of…

Local Dharma Sri AbeyratneTags: Print EditionPower and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said that the main reason for the current electricity crisis is the non-construction of power plants as per the National Power Generation Plan after…

LocalTransport, Highways and Mass Media Minister Dr. Bandula Gunawardena,Justice, Prison Affairs and Constitutional Reforms Minister Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe during a special observation at Homagama Watareka and Suneetha Vidyalaya.Tags: …

LocalTags: Print EditionCommission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption has taken a police officer into custody on a complaint made against the officer for accepting a bribe of Rs. 10,000 on 08 February 2023. The Police…

LocalTags: Print EditionSriLankan Airlines is set to renew its commercial operations to China in the first week of April 2023, with a thrice weekly service each to Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhouas China reopens its borders. China was a…

LocalTags: Print EditionVeteran politician H M Fowzie took oath as a Member of Parliament before the Speaker to fill the post vacated by Mujibur Rahuman of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya. Thursday, February 9, 2023 - 13:26

LocalTags: Print EditionThe officials of the Commission to Investigate Bribery and Corruption have arrested a teacher of a major school in Kurunegala town while attempting to take bribe of around LKR 300,000 to enroll a student in the…