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IMF approves Sri Lanka bailout package
Colombo Action Committee. By Sanjaya Jayasekera. The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved on Monday (20) the 48‑month extended arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) with an amount of SDR 2.286 billion [395 percent of quota…
The ‘general strike’ of March 15 and bankrupt trade unionism
Colombo Action Committee Yesterday (15) public sector workers and professionals including doctors across the island went on strike and protested against the government’s new tax levy, interest rate hike and electricity tariff hike and other attacks. Thousands of public office…
Wickremesinghe calls for a military discipline society
Addressing in a ceremony held yesterday (19) at Rantambe National Cadet Training Centre for the awarding ‘Colours’ to the National Cadet Corps, President Ranil Wickremesinghe has stated, “to take on the future requires discipline and commitment”. “The people needed for…