Category: Local News

The Small and Medium Scale Rice Mill Owners’ Association in Sri Lanka has stated that if the government does not take steps to import rice within the next two weeks, there will be a severe shortage of rice.

Deputy Solicitor General Madhawa Tennakoon informed Colombo Additional Magistrate Keminda Perera on December 3, 2024, that it would take another three months to get the expert report on the deliberate deletion of email data related to the MV X-Press Pearl investigation.

The Ministry of Health announced plans to establish five cardiac catheterization units in five hospitals across Sri Lanka with assistance from a Japanese loan.

The Sri Lankan government has decided to sell super luxury vehicles used in its institutions to reduce maintenance and fuel costs.

Opposition Leader of Sri Lanka, Sajith Premadasa stated in Parliament today (December 3) that the government is using the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) to target social media activists.

Mohamed Sali Naleem was sworn in as a National List MP of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) before the Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka, Dr. Asoka Ranwala.

The Sri Lanka Police announced the transfer of 54 senior officers, including four women, with immediate effect.

The Excise Department of Sri Lanka emphasizes that steps will be taken to suspend the production activities of companies that continue to evade excise tax payments and to not extend their production licenses for the next year.

The report of the committee tasked with reviewing the allowances and entitlements of Members of Parliament, Ministers and former Presidents was submitted to Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo today (December 2).

A protest by Development Officers took place in front of the Ministry of Education at Isurupaya, Battaramulla leading to a tense situation as police attempted to disperse the demonstrators.

Supreme Court Justice Murdu Nirupa Bidushinie Fernando was officially sworn in as the Chief Justice of Sri Lanka before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today (December 2) at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.

Former Minister Lohan Ratwatte and his wife, Shashi Prabha Ratwatte have been further remanded until December 6, 2024, after being produced before the Nugegoda Magistrate’s Court today (December 2).

A discussion was held yesterday (December 1) at the Ministry of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development to present proposals for the 2025 budget, with representatives from 20 local industrial sectors in Sri Lanka in attendance.

The price of coconuts has increased across Sri Lanka with a single coconut now costing more than Rs. 200 in many areas.

Inflation in the Colombo district continued to decline, entering deeper into deflation in November 2024, as projected by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) last week.

Opposition Leader of Sri Lanka, Sajith Premadasa, has requested the Japanese Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Isomata Akio, to recommence halted development projects.