Sri Lanka’s Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa criticised the Government’s recently announced Rs. 100 billion relief package, urging authorities to ensure proper implementation and expand concessions to address growing public hardship. Speaking in Parliament in response to the President’s address, Premadasa accused the Government of delayed...

Sri Lanka is working to secure a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by Thursday (9 April), President Anura Kumara Dissanayake told Parliament. The President said IMF teams are currently in Colombo and discussions are ongoing. He noted that while previous negotiations were...