/ Staff writer, with CNAThe nation’s foreign exchange reserves hit a new record at the end of last month to register the seventh consecutive month of growth, the central bank said on Friday.
The UK and the US yesterday (1) asked Sri Lanka to repeal the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA). The UK and the US representatives made this request at the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group, when Sri Lanka’s human rights record was examined. Sri Lanka is one of the countries reviewed […]
US hopes LG polls will be held in March By Saman Indrajith US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Victoria Nuland, yesterday said China had not provided credible and specific assurances to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for Sri Lanka to overcome the current economic crisis. Addressing the media in Colombo, Nuland said: “What […]
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