The fire that broke out this evening at the Steuart hotel on Chatham Street in Colombo Fort has been completely extinguished, according to the Colombo Fire Brigade.

The Parliament of Sri Lanka was informed by Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Professor Anil Jayantha, that the estimated expenditure for the first four months of 2025 is Rs. 2,600 billion.

Former State Minister Lohan Ratwatte and his wife, Shashi Prabha Ratwatte, were granted bail today (December 5) by the Nugegoda Magistrate’s Court.

Renuka Perera, the Administrative Secretary of the Sri Lanka People’s Front, has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).

The Vote on Account for the first four months of 2025, including government recurrent and capital expenditure, public debt servicing and debt restructuring expenses, was presented to the Sri Lankan Parliament today (December 5, 2024).

Consumers and vendors report a severe shortage of all types of rice in Sri Lanka, including the widely consumed Nadu and Kekulu varieties.

The World Bank has expressed its commitment to supporting the Government of Sri Lanka’s “Clean Sri Lanka” programme

The Excise Department of Sri Lanka has announced that the liquor manufacturing license of W.M. Mendis & Company Limited will be suspended starting tomorrow, December 5, 2024, due to the company’s failure to pay Rs. 5.7 billion in excise taxes and surcharges.

The resolution on the Statement of Government Policy, presented by Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Parliament on November 21, 2024, was passed unanimously today (December 4) without a vote.

As a solution to the ongoing coconut price crisis in Sri Lanka, measures will be taken to sell coconuts at Rs. 130 each through Sathosa within the next two weeks

Sri Lanka’s Minister of Public Security, Ananda Wijepala, stated today (December 4) in a special statement in Parliament that 244 commemoration events were held in the North and only about ten of them displayed certain symbols.

The Small and Medium Scale Rice Mill Owners’ Association in Sri Lanka has stated that if the government does not take steps to import rice within the next two weeks, there will be a severe shortage of rice.

Deputy Solicitor General Madhawa Tennakoon informed Colombo Additional Magistrate Keminda Perera on December 3, 2024, that it would take another three months to get the expert report on the deliberate deletion of email data related to the MV X-Press Pearl investigation.

The Ministry of Health announced plans to establish five cardiac catheterization units in five hospitals across Sri Lanka with assistance from a Japanese loan.

The Sri Lankan government has decided to sell super luxury vehicles used in its institutions to reduce maintenance and fuel costs.

Opposition Leader of Sri Lanka, Sajith Premadasa stated in Parliament today (December 3) that the government is using the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) to target social media activists.