Category: Local News

Secretary to Power and Renewable Energy Ministry Dr. Suren Batagoda said that tripping of substation at Biyagama may have caused yesterday’s countywide power outage.

Chairman of the Ceylon Electricity Board Anura Wijepala has decided to step down from his post.

“The representatives of the reconciliation should visit not only the North, but also the South. They should educate the people in the North and the South about the reconciliation process”, says President Maithripala Sirisena.

Sri Lankan authorities have launched a massive probe into a dubious NGO here that tried to sneak in millions of US dollars stolen by Chinese hackers from the Bangladesh Central Bank

Price of a kilogramme of wheat flour has been increased by Rs.7.20.

The Government has sought new loans from China to carry out various projects and proposes to set up a joint venture with that country to develop the Mattala International Airport, a minister said yesterday.

India has approved a $700 million currency swap of dollars for Sri Lankan rupees until the island nation receives an International Monetary Fund loan, the Indian government said on Friday.

Five burnt bodies of unidentified individuals were found inside a van from Buthgampola, Dankotuwa this morning, police said.

A special committee has been appointed under the directive of President Maithripala Sirisena to provide solutions to the grievances faced by journalists.

Former Minister Basil Rajapaksa and former Director General of the Divi Neguma Department R.R.K. Ranawaka have been granted bail by the Colombo High Court over the case filed against the alleged misappropriation of Divi Neguma funds.

The Chief Prelate of the Asgiri chapter of the Siam sect the Most Ven. Galagama Sri Aththadassi Thero has passed away.

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) today arrested the Ven. Uduwe Dhammaloka Thero on charges of illegally keeping a baby elephant in his possession.

The JVP yesterday threatened to block all six roads leading to the Colombo City if the government was not ready to give the fertiliser subsidy to farmers.

Sri Lanka will raise its value added tax and reintroduce capital gains tax to break out of a debt trap, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Tuesday, ahead of talks on a $1.5-billion loan it is seeking from the International Monetary Fund.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has proposed in parliament today that the Value Added Tax (VAT) should be increased to 15 per cent considering the current global economic situation…

The Prime Minister says the Government seeks to create the kind of setting that acknowledges gender equality and ensures protection, recognition and economic empowerment for all women.