Even in the wake of mass uprising, mayhem in governance and uncertainty The International Monetary Fund(IMF) has not given up hopes in extending its assistance to Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka has suspended interest payment on a 175 million US dollar sovereign guaranteed bond of the national carrier and loans taken to build a China-backed airport and expand a runway at the main airport, a Finance Ministry report said.
Two former Sri Lanka skippers and renowned cricketers Roshan Mahanama and Kumar Sangakkara expressed their solidarity to the people’s struggle against the inefficient regime led by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.