ECONOMYNEXT- Sri Lanka’s defence ministry has so far received 280 complaints from family members of citizens who have been recruited to fight in the Russia-Ukraine warfront by mercenary companies, State Minister of Defense, Premitha Bandara Tennakoon said. So far 16…
ECONOMYNEXT – In a new twist to the controversial VFS Global visa deal which has shaken the country’s tourism sector, immigration and security ministry officials have dodged summons by the Committee of Public Finance, Sri Lanka’s parliament said. The COPF…
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka should make greater efforts to bring back citizens in mercenary companies who injured in a war between Russia and Ukraine opposition legislator Dayasiri Jayasekera said. At the moment there is no Sri Lanka ambassador in Russia.…
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s ex-President Mahinda Rajapaksa has slammed a current privatization drive, claiming that they are ‘national’ assets. “I ruled the country for more than nine years from November 2005 to January 2015 without ever selling a single state-owned…
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s government will present two bills to Parliament to empower women during the initial phase of economic recovery, President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said. Women face challenges in safeguarding their families amidst the economic crisis, Wickremesinghe said. “I…
ECONOMYNEXT — The leadership of Sri Lanka’s main opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) are still members of the United National Party (UNP), according to former chairman of the now-defunct Ape Jathika Peramuna (AJP) Senaka de Silva. de Silva, who is…
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s opposition politician Mujibur Rahuman became the second legislator to be sworn in twice as an MP in the current parliament elected in 2020, the data showed. Rahuman sworn in as Member of Parliament on Friday (10)…
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s central bank is in discussions with the telecom regulator to tighten the re-issue of mobile subscriber identification modules (SIMs) as part of efforts to stop mobile phone banking fraud, Director of Payments and Settlements K V…
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s legal alcohol sales were down 19 percent in 2023 amid an economic crisis and tax hikes, State Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said. He said unlike other countries there is no link between alcohol consumption and legal outlets…
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka has already started to build the capacity of Navy in handling foreign research vessels during a one-year moratorium, Foreign Ministry Ali Sabry said. President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s government has temporarily halted foreign research ships after strong security…
