Colombo – The Election Commission of Sri Lanka has announced that the elections to local government bodies in Sri Lanka which were to be held on the 25th have been postponed indefinitely due to the financial crisis. The election which was announced on March 9 was earlier shifted to March 25. Election Commission Summons Sri … Read more
Sri Lanka flew to New Zealand in search of the remaining place in the Test World Cup final, which Australia had secured earlier. The team initially looked promising with a good performance. With Australia performing well against India, who were looking for the same final, Lanka got their hopes up. However, Sri Lanka was out … Read more
Kochi ∙ Full of love for Kerala, respect and gratitude for India! Sanath Jayasuriya, who was born on the southern coast of Emerald Island and rose to become the sun of world cricket, shared those experiences on the stage of ‘Manorama Sports Awards’. I have been to Kerala before. Kerala culture has a lot in … Read more
BEIJING: It has been more than a year since Sri Lanka was plunged into a severe financial crisis. The Lankan government has come forward many times asking for international help. Despite aid from countries around the world, there has been little change in Lanka’s economic crisis. The island nation is going through a situation of … Read more
[Colombo, 8th, Thomson Archyde.com Foundation]- Kiri Banda used to work as a cook in Sri Lanka’s largest city, Colombo. After his retirement, he hoped to spend a peaceful old age with his son. But last year, when Banda’s medical bills began to weigh on her finances, she decided to move out. Kiri Banda used to … Read more
Chennai ∙ LTTE leader Velupilla Prabhakaran, who was killed by the Sri Lankan army 14 years ago, is alive and will return soon, said Dr. Paza Nedumaran, president of Ulaka Tamilazaka Perwai. He is also a former Congress leader who claims to be the unofficial spokesperson of the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) that … Read more
A stall selling dried onions and garlic at a market in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (Photo: AFP/VNA) Sri Lanka’s President Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Monday that the island nation will remain in default for at least three more years as he tries to shore up the government’s fiscal capacity after the economic crisis has yet to … Read more
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked Pakistan to cut defense spending to revive a stalled loan program. Important changes, including a reduction in defense pensions, have been proposed by IMF representatives currently in Pakistan. The annual pension cost of defense sector personnel is over Rs 400 billion. It was shown as civil expenditure in … Read more