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Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe says that a group of International Monetary Fund staff level officials are scheduled to visit Sri Lanka at the end of this month.The Governor of the Central Bank stated in a press conference held today (18) that he hopes to reach a staff-level agreement on the policy package.Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe further stated that after the staff level agreement, Sri Lanka should go for debt restructuring with the creditors.

Customs officers detained a passenger on a plane and a female employee of the duty-free shop at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) who attempted to leave the airport with a shipment of gold cookies valued Rs. 205 million.The shipment, which weighed nine kilograms and 500 grams, was confiscated by Customs last morning at the arrivals port by representatives of the Narcotic Control Division.The accused person is a Nittambuwa-area air traveler aged 39. At 8.35 in the morning, he landed at the BIA on Emirates aircraft EK-650 from Dubai. The female suspect is also a 38-year-old Seeduwa resident who worked at the…

The Central Bank has announced a general amnesty period of one month from August 15 to deposit/sell foreign currency in possession of Sri Lankan or resident persons.In a statement, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka stated that this step has been taken with the aim of attracting the foreign currency held by the public into the banking system.Below is the notification issued in this regard,

The All-Ceylon Three-Wheeler Owners’ Association has decided to increase the fee charged for the first kilometer of tricycles to 120 rupees.Its chairman, Lalith Dharmasekara, said that after the proper supply of fuel and the start of regulatory activities, it is possible to expect a tariff revision.

Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe says that due to the decisions taken by the Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, there are some positive results in the country’s economy.Accordingly, the central bank governor points out that the severe shortage of foreign exchange in the past has been alleviated to some extent and it has been possible to find the necessary foreign exchange for obtaining fuel, gas and other materials.The Governor of the Central Bank further stated that despite the lack of short-term credit facilities, it has been possible to manage the basic needs of the country…

At the prison entry checkpoint on Tuesday (16) evening, Welikada Prison Special Task Force (STF) officers detained a female inmate who was in possession of many medications, according to STF.The STF claims that when the STF officers found the tablets in the suspect’s hands at the checkpoint, she had attempted to ingest them.But the on-duty team and STF Sergeant (Female) Athulathmudali (1929) were able to stop the suspect from taking the drugs, leading to her arrest.The suspect is an inmate of the Welikada Prison’s female wing. The suspect admitted to STF police after questioning that she was taking medication for…

Today (18), the Department of Meteorology says that rain or thundershowers may occur at places in the evening or night in Central, Uva, Eastern, Northern and North Central provinces.The department states that some rain may occur in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and Galle and Matara districts.The Department of Meteorology requests the people to take necessary measures to minimize the dangers caused by temporary strong winds and lightning that may occur with thunderstorms.Below is the weather forecast for some major cities of the island,

It has been decided to keep the policy interest rates of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka unchanged.Accordingly, the Central Bank has decided to keep the Regular Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) at 14.50% and the Regular Loan Facility Rate (SLFR) at 15.50%.Below is the notification issued in this regard.

A meeting has been held between the representatives of the Senior Engineers Association of the Ceylon Electricity Board and the Minister of Power and Energy, Kanchana Wijesekera.Accordingly, it is said that they have assured that they will dedicate themselves to the reforms and the Minister of Energy has also requested them to provide support for the speedy implementation of renewable energy projects.Below is the Twitter message issued in this regard,

The day before Yesterday (16) 05 Covid deaths were reported, and yesterday (17) 161 corona patients were reported. All of them are locally identified infected.With that, the total number of infected people reported in this country rises to 668,497 and the total number of corona deaths rises to 16,624.