Category: Local News

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament yesterday that if any policemen were found guilty of attacking disabled servicemen near the Presidential Secretariat last week they would be sacked from the service.

Lanka Private Bus Owners’ Association (LPBOA) Chairman, Gemunu Wijeratne, says that the government should immediately withdraw the proposal to increase the minimum fine for traffic offences to Rs 2,500.

America’s President-elect Donald Trump had acted in a film co-produced by the veteran Sri Lankan film-maker Chandran Rutnam along with Bo Derek.

Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake yesterday presented what the government called a progressive budget

“The Government and the people of Sri Lanka join me in congratulating you on your victory”, said President Maithripala Sirisena sending a congratulatory message to the President-elect of the US, Mr. Donald Trump.

Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake will present the third budget of the national unity government in Parliament tomorrow.

Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka rose by 13.7 percent in October year-on-year with Indian and Chinese markets recording a commendable growth, statistics from the Tourism Department showed on Tuesday.

China today defended comments by its ambassador to Sri Lanka over criticism against high interest rates charged on Chinese loans to the country

Sri Lanka’s central bank is working with the IMF and the World Bank to introduce a new system for selling bonds to bring down sharply higher interest rates in long-term government securities, Deputy Governor Nandalal Weerasinghe told Reuters on Tuesday.

It has been decided to provide pension benefits to the differently abled War Heroes who volunteered to retire before completing their 12-year mandatory service period with retirement compensation

India and Sri Lanka need to expeditiously implement some of the large developmental projects that have been under discussion on the ground, India’s President Pranab Mukherjee has said.

The Court of Appeal suspends the remand order on former MP Tiran Alles issued by Colombo High Court and orders to release him, reporter said.

The Sri Lankan rupee traded firmer on Monday as dollar selling by exporters and banks outpaced demand for the greenback from importers, dealers said.

Colombo Fort Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne today refused to issue a stay order request by the Police prohibiting the protest march organized by the disabled soldiers opposite the Presidential Secretariat.

Health Minister Rajitha Senarathne has instructed Health Secretary Anura Jayawickreme to commence an investigation regarding the doctors of Apeksha Cancer hospital, Maharagama

Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera will summon China’s Ambassador Xi Xiangliang to lodge the Government’s ‘deep displeasure’ over his remarks at a news conference to a handpicked group of journalists this week.