April 3 -- The European Union (EU) member states' ambassadors on March 29 agreed the Council's negotiating mandate for a proposal to digitalize the Schengen visa procedure.

The proposal includes the ability to apply for Schengen visa online, as well as the replacement of the present visa sticker with a digital visa, according to a press release of the European Council.

It is being discussed in the political field that there is a plan to appoint Mr. Namal Rajapaksa as the leader of the opposition in the parliament.

The Government is set to accelerate the digitalization of the Government sector and a Committee of Cabinet Ministers would be set up to ensure that the Government sector digitalization is done rapidly President Ranil Wickremesinghe said.

At least 39 Chinese nationals have been arrested by the Aluthgama police in connection with an online financial fraud.

The envoys of India and Japan envisaged joint cooperation with Sri Lanka for enhancing regional connectivity in Indo-Pacific region.

Sri Lanka is expecting to obtain around US $ 1.36 billion funds from major multilateral agencies, including the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank and Asian Development Bank (ADB), this year.

The government has decided to reduce bus fares from tomorrow midnight, giving the benefit of the reduction in diesel prices to the commuters.

The government is set to set up an Irish-style implementation unit with special powers to implement mutually agreed targets and structural benchmarks of the International Monetary Fund within stipulated time lines.

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