Bangladesh ex-PM Hasina gets six-month prison sentence in absentia
Bangladesh’s ousted and self-exiled Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was sentenced to six months in prison by the country’s International Crimes Tribunal on Wednesday in a contempt of court case, a top prosecutor said.
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Indictments served on Yoshitha Rajapaksa and his grandmother
Indictments have been served before the Colombo High Court on Yoshitha Rajapaksa and his grandmother Daisy Forest over allegations of money laundering involving Rs. 73 million. .
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IMF approves the disbursement of US$350 million under EFF
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CNL Reporter
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July 3, 2025
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Political
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IMF
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“The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the Fourth review under the 48-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF) Arrangement,
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Govt plans e-invoicing for VAT, digitally linking tax payers to IRD
Sri Lanka is working on starting e-invoices which will be directly linked to the tax office to digitalize the value added tax payments, Deputy Minister of Economic Development Anil Jayantha Fernando said.
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Jayne Howell assumes duties as Deputy Chief of US Mission in Sri Lanka
Jayne Howell, a seasoned career diplomat and member of the US Senior Foreign Service, has assumed duties as the Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Colombo.
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Ex-SriLankan Airlines chief Nishantha Wickramasinghe produced before court
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, who was arrested by the Commission to
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Discussions held to expand trade ties between Sri Lanka and India
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has held discussions with Indian business leaders to expand trade and
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Sri Lanka Treasury to buy dollars to settle debt and avoid second default
Now that Sri Lanka’s central bank has made a pro-cyclical rate cut as private credit is recovering reminiscent of its actions in 2015, 2018 and second half of 2019,
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SC holds some clauses of Electricity Amendment Bill inconsistent with Constitution
The Supreme Court (SC) held that some clauses of the Electricity Amendment Bill are inconsistent with the
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Special Parliamentary session commences
A special sitting of Parliament commenced at 9:30 a.m. today (June 30).
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