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Sri Lanka has reportedly opened international competitive bidding for fertilizer imports brought under strict regulations imposed by the World Bank(WB) to ensure a fraud and corruption-free process. According to the Bank's guidelines, contractors and subcontractors must allow appointed auditors to...

According to the Bribery and Corruption Allegations Investigation Commission, 386 people have been investigated for exaction and corruption allegations, including 80 politicians of various ranks. In addition, a senior commission official told Lankadeepa on Sunday that investigations are underway against...

IMF staff are scheduled to visit Colombo during August 24-31 to continue discussions with the Sri Lankan authorities on economic and financial reforms and policies. The aim is to make progress towards reaching a staff-level agreement on an IMF Extended...

⦁ Gota. planning to enter parliament..⦁ RW s hidden political agenda…⦁ Who is the black sheep in SJB…? It was a special event that the government of Sri Lanka took steps to allow the arrival of the Chinese spy ship...

) I want to build the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna like the Communist Party of China and the Bharatiya Janata Party of India…'This is Basil Rajapaksa's statement to 'The Hindu' newspaper on December 4, 2021. 'Basil's baby party gets a...

The IMF staff plans to visit Colombo during August 24-31 to continue discussions with the Sri Lankan authorities on economic and financial reforms and policies.  The objective is to make progress towards reaching a staff-level agreement on a prospective IMF...

The Ministry of Health encourages the public to obtain the fourth dose as soon as possible, as there have been no reports of adverse side effects from the COVID-19 vaccine. Dr. Hemantha Herath, Deputy Director of Health Services, stated that...

It all began 20 years ago, when China loaned Sri Lanka more than $1 billion to build a fancy new port — what would become its second-largest — on its southern coast. The Hambantota port, with its strategic location near...

According to reports, a group of MPs in Pohottuwa are planning to bring former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa back into active politics and invite him to Sri Lanka. This group intended to elect the former president to the legislature from the...

Amnesty International has urged the Government of Sri Lanka to not to use the draconian anti-terror law, the Prevention of Terrorism Act, against protestors for their acts of civil disobedience. Amnesty International further states that the organization is deeply concerned...