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SJB to oppose IMF agreement

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2 years ago

June 20, 2023

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The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has decided to oppose the agreement between the government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

The decision has been unanimously taken taken during a meeting of SJB Parliamentary group.

During the meeting, it has been discussed at length that the government has been compelled to agree to all conditions of the agreement. Noting that entering the pact with the IMF should be done in a transparent manner, the MPs have pointed out that this not the case at the present.

Therefore, SJB MPs have unanimously decided to oppose the government’s pact with the IMF agreement, based on several facts including the pact featuring unfavourable conditions for the country and that details of the pact has not been made public.

(Source : Lankadeepa)

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Nishantha Wickremesinghe remanded (Update)

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1 hour ago

June 27, 2025

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Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines Nishantha Wickremesinghe has been remanded until July 01.

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(Previous News : June 27, 2025 4.41pm)

2 ex-heads of govt. institutions, arrested

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has arrested two former Chairmen on corruption charges.

Former Chairman of the Fisheries Corporation – Upali Liyanage and former SriLankan Airlines Chairman – Nishantha Wickremesinghe have been arrested in this manner.

However, Liyanage, who was produced before Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali Jayathunga, was released on three sureties amounting to Rs. 5 million.

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Body of undergrad who went missing at Port City beach, found (Update)

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4 hours ago

June 27, 2025

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The body of the undergraduate who had gone missing at the Port City beach, has been found.

The body was found during a search by divers.

(Previous News on 27th June 2025 at 10.06 am)

Undergrad goes missing at Port City beach while snorkeling

A 24-year-old university student from Asgiriya, Gampaha, has gone missing yesterday morning (June 26) while swimming in the sea off the Colombo Port City beach.

According to the police, the student, a resident of Gampaha, was part of a group of students from the Universities of Colombo and Moratuwa who had visited the artificial beach and engaged in snorkelling.

The student failed to resurface, prompting a complaint to the Colombo Port Police.

Lifeguards later recovered the snorkeling gear believed to be belonging to the missing student.

A joint search operation involving Navy divers from the Colombo Port and Rangala Navy Division is currently underway. Further investigations are underway by the Colombo Port Police.