Category: Local News

The long-abandoned Oddusuddan Tile Factory has been successfully revived after 35 years.

The Elephant Pass Salt Factory, now equipped with modern machinery and facilities, is set to be handed over to the public on March 26, 2025, according to Sri Lanka’s Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development, Sunil Handunnetti.

The Committee on Public Finance has approved a proposal by Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Finance to increase the excise duty on liquor.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake held a virtual meeting with IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Thursday (March 7) to discuss Sri Lanka’s economic recovery and ongoing reforms under the IMF program.

Dr. Janaki D. Jayawardena, a 59-year-old Senior Lecturer in the Department of History at the University of Colombo, tragically lost her life in a motor accident at her residence on Sumanarama Road, Kohuwala.

On Friday (March 7), Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin sent a letter to India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, urging the government to take effective action for the release of 14 Tamil Nadu fishermen and their fishing boats currently in Sri Lankan custody.

In his 2025 International Women’s Day message, Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake emphasized the pivotal role of women in shaping Sri Lanka’s political landscape, particularly through their contributions to the formation of the National People’s Power (NPP) government.

On International Women’s Day 2025, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya emphasizes the urgent need for collective action to address gender-based violence, economic hardship, and political exclusion.

Sri Lanka Police have announced an increase in rewards for information that helps recover illegal firearms and hand grenades.

In Nuwara Eliya, a bus conductor who instructed schoolchildren to get off an SLTB (Sri Lanka Transport Board) bus has been removed from all duties, according to Transport Minister Bimal Rathnayake, who made this statement in Parliament today (March 7).

Sri Lanka and Japan took a significant step in the External Debt Restructuring Process today (March 7) with the signing of the Exchange of Notes between the two governments and the Amendment Agreement with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

Three police officers, including a sergeant and two constables attached to the Kollupitiya Police Station, have been arrested for allegedly soliciting and forcibly taking a bribe from an Austrian female tourist in exchange for not taking legal action against her for possessing a pack of foreign cigarettes.

Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali has instructed the court registrar to take necessary steps to conduct the case related to the Ganemulla Sanjeewa murder via Skype today (March 7), citing security concerns regarding the nine suspects currently in remand custody.

Sri Lanka Police has transferred eight Senior Superintendents of Police (SSPs) and assigned them new appointments based on recommendations from the National Police Commission, the Police Media Division stated.

Former Minister Mervyn Silva and two others have been remanded until March 17, 2025, by the Mahara Magistrate’s Court.

Sri Lanka Police have requested the public to inform the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) if they have any information regarding the whereabouts of former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon, who is currently evading arrest.