by Garvin Karunaratne

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Courtesy WION STORY HIGHLIGHTS Before approving the loan, the IMF had urged Sri Lanka to reduce corruption by improving fiscal transparency and public financial management and introducing a stronger anti-corruption legal framework. Sri Lanka has gazetted a new anti-corruption bill that is in line with the conditions listed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) before […]

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DR KALINGA SENEVIRATNE courtesy The Fiji Times For almost two years, the western media, aided by its Indian counterparts, has flogged a false narrative of predatory Chinese lending as the cause of Sri Lanka’s debt crisis, ignoring the fact that it is reckless borrowing and lending in the International Sovereign Bond (ISB) market which is […]

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Courtesy The New Indian Express In December 2022, the NIA arrested nine people from the Sri Lankan refugee camp in Tiruchy. CHENNAI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday conducted searches in eight locations in the city and arrested a trader for allegedly possessing unaccounted cash, ganja and gold, among other things. The authorities made […]

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Courtesy Adaderana The Medical Supplies Division (MSD) of the Ministry of Health has temporarily withdrawn the use of an anaesthetic drug used for surgeries in Sri Lanka with immediate effect. Accordingly, the use of three categories of the relevant drug has been temporarily withdrawn.  The drug was received under the Indian Line of Credit, and […]

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Courtesy The Daily Mirror – Ranil says he will consult all parties concerned and a presidential poll may be held early 2024 – Informs opposition MPs that he presently has the numbers in Parliament – Will call for Parliament to work as one after IMF agreement presented in House President Ranil Wickremesinghe will contest the […]

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