Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court today (November 02) has ordered former President Maithripala Sirisena and three others to declare their assets and liabilities through affidavits on or before December 30, 2023. | Latest News from Sri Lanka - November 2, 2023
The government of China on Friday confirmed that a two-year moratorium is being offered to Sri Lanka on loan repayments as the island nation battles to restructure $51 billion in foreign debt amid the financial crisis. The loan was provided by China to Sri Lanka under the multibillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative programme of Beijing aimed at increasing trade through the construction of ports and other infrastructure across Africa and Asia.
Former Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena on Tuesday apologised to the countrys minority Catholic community for the devastating 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed over 270 people, including 11 Indians, saying that the carnage took place without his knowledge.