Category: Local News

Sri Lanka’s state run airline carrier, Sri Lankan Airlines and and budget airline Mihin Lanka, on Tuesday said that it had banned the use and carriage of ‘Samsung Galaxy Note 7’ phones on its aircraft.

Sri Lanka has said it hopes to obtain the GSP Plus trade concession from the European Union (EU) by the end of this year following successful discussions held in Brussels.

President of Russia Vladimir Putin, expressing his appreciation over the transformation in Sri Lanka assured that he will provide every required support to Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka will turn off electricity across the country for one-and-a-half hours daily with effect from Monday, the state-run power firm said

Businessman Thirukumar Nadesan has been arrested by the police Financial Crimes investigations Division (FCID) today.

Director General of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption Dilrukshi Dias Wickramsinghe had tendered her resignation to President Maithripala Sirisena today.

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday, vowing to deepen bilateral pragmatic cooperation within the Belt and Road framework.

The Ministry of Power and Renewable Energy states that power cuts for a period of three and a half hours daily will be imposed owing to the ongoing power crisis.

President Maithripala Sirisena who is in India to participate BRICS Outreach Summit held bilateral discussion with the Indian Premier Narendra Modi at the Taj Exotica Hotel in Goa yesterday (Oct. 16).

Public has been urged to use electricity sparingly and possible power cuts in the future due to tripping at the Norochcholai coal power plant, the Ceylon Electricity Board says.

Algerian billionaire Issad Rebrab plans to invest more than $150 million in the construction of a sugar refinery in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka according to the Daily News.

President Maithripala Sirisena will leave for India tomorrow (Oct. 15) to attend the BRICS Outreach Summit to be held in Goa, India from 15th to 16th October.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will leave for Brussels, Belgium tomorrow(16th Oct.) for high level discussions with EU to obtain the GSP Plus relief back to Sri Lanka.

A retired army officer has committed suicide by hanging himself at his resident in Karandupana, Kegalle.

The disputed land in Malwana which was said to have been owned by former Minister Basil Rajapaksa will be put up for auction.

While declining to comment on the views expressed by President Maithripala Sirisena on the FCID at a function held at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute on Wednesday