Sri Lanka News Papers – News Headlines from Colombo

The International Monetary Fund’s Executive Board is scheduled to evaluate Sri Lanka’s fourth review under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) on July 01, IMF’s First Deputy Managing Director Dr. Gita Gopinath said during an exclusive interview.

Air India flight from Ahmedabad to London was suspended on Tuesday (June 17) due to a technical issue, said sources.

The Ministry of Energy has urged the general public not to be misled by ‘fake news’ about a purported fuel shortage.

Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa today questioned as to what steps have been taken by the government to lessen the impact the Israel-Iran conflict may have on Sri Lankans and local businesses.

Authorities have frozen the assets of 88 individuals linked to organized crime and financial fraud, the police announced.

A tender has been called for the sale of used vehicles belonging to the Ministry of Plantation and Community Infrastructure.

With increasing tariffs, developments in the Middle East, uncertainty around energy prices, Sri Lanka has no room for policy errors, according to a stark warning issued by Dr. Gita Gopinath, the First Deputy Managing Director (FDMD) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

The Sri Lanka Police have frozen the assets of 88 individuals linked to organized crime and financial fraud.

National People’s Power (NPP) councilor Vraie Cally Balthazaar has been elected as the new Mayor of the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC).