SriLankan Airlines to remain state-owned
Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports, and Civil Aviation, Bimal Rathnayake, has affirmed that necessary steps are being taken to ensure the continued operation of SriLankan Airlines as a state-owned company.
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Sri Lanka Aims to Capture Larger Share of Global Labor Market
The government gas accorded priority to human resource management in securing a significant position in the global labor market. Deputy Minister of Vocational Education, Nalin Hewage, emphasized.
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Central Bank Attributes Inflation Deviation to Energy Prices and Policy Measures
The Central Bank says that headline inflation deviation from the target in the second and third quarters of 2024 was due to transitory supply-side factors, especially significant reductions in energy prices.
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Wide Angle focuses on Sri Lanka’s Political Turmoil
Weekly Political Review Government Struggles in Rising Discontent, Security Concerns, and Public Trust Rohana Jith
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Sri Lanka ex-President’s son arrested on fresh money laundering charges
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s second son, Yoshitha, was arrested Saturday in connection with money laundering, police said. It is the second such allegation in nine years against the former naval officer.
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Sri Lanka Railways to launch additional services to boost tourism
Sri Lanka Railways announced plans to introduce new train services to enhance tourism in the country, starting from February 01.
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President’s Fund to provide services at regional level from Feb. 7
In an effort to provide more efficient services to the public, the President’s Fund is set to launch a new initiative to deliver services at the regional level through the offices of the Divisional Secretaries, under the leadership of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on February 7 at the Temple Trees, Colombo.
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Yoshitha Rajapaksa brought to CID after arrest
Yoshitha Rajapaksa, the second son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, was brought to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), a short while ago, following his arrest this morning (25).
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Economic Missteps Spur Sri Lanka’s Agricultural Crisis: Rice and Coconut Woes
Weekly Economic Review
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Govt. struggles with shortages in stock and data
Amidst several contradictory statements coming from the NPP government ministers over the ongoing rice shortage in the country, it has come to light that the government finds itself in a quandary since it has no accurate data on last year’s paddy production.
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