Category: Local News

The Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) is set to counter strike launched by certain private bus operators by increasing the SLTB fleet to 6,000, SLTB Chairman Ramal Siriwardena said yesterday.

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) called a one-day islandwide strike yesterday (30) to protest against several 2017 Budgetary proposals.

Sri Lanka has proposed a penalty of up to Rs17 crore (Indian rupees) on foreign boats that enter another country’s territorial waters for fishing, in the backdrop of a running spat with India over the latter’s fishermen straying into its waters.

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has ordered 10 new luxury vehicles despite its top officials, including the Director General, already being granted luxury vehicles.

Former Deputy Minister Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan alias Karuna Amman has been arrested by the Financial Crime Investigation Division (FCID) on Tuesday morning.

Three men including one Sri Lankan were sentenced to a year in jail each for breaking into a villa in Dubai and stealing valuables worth Dh1 million while the owner was overseas on holiday.

COLOMBO – China on Monday called on countries to join hands in strengthening maritime security and overcoming the challenges and threats faced at sea.

“It was with profound sadness that I learnt of the passing away of His Excellency Fidel Castro Ruz, former President of the Republic of Cuba and an iconic revolutionary of the twentieth century, states Maithripala Sirisena in a condolence message Cuban President Raul Castro.

India Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba arrived in Colombo on a five-day bilateral visit aimed at consolidating and enhance the bilateral maritime security relations between India and Sri Lanka.

President Maithripala Sirisena hopes US President-elect Donald Trump would grant Sri Lanka redress by not pursuing the human rights accountability charges against the country.

At a discussion held with the Secretaries’ forum of Recognised Political Parties, Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government Faiszer Musthapha said that he does not work according to personal wishes of any political party or gang.

The MV Avant-Garde was ordered released by the Galle Magistrate, on a Rs. 35 million bond.

The decision to impose a steep fine of Rs.25,000 for overtaking a vehicle from the left side was taken by the Transport Minister mistakenly during the meeting at the Finance Ministry, Lanka Private Bus Owners’ Association President Gemunu Wijeratne said.

The caging of animals at the Dehiwela Zoo will be abolished by March next year while arrangements will be made to provide proper care to the animals

The Defence establishment has denied having any record of 32 Sri Lankan Muslims joining Islamic State (IS) also known as ISIS in recent times

The government will soon ban the selling of cigarettes separately, Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne said yesterday during a meeting held with Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA).