Category: Local News

A virtual meeting was held yesterday (November 27) between Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and the President of the World Bank Group (WBG), Mr. Ajay Banga, at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, to discuss Sri Lanka’s future development priorities.

Moody’s Investors Service announced it might raise Sri Lanka’s long-term foreign currency rating from ‘Ca’ following the government’s bond exchange offer.

The 2024 G.C.E. Advanced Level (A/L) Examination in Sri Lanka has been temporarily postponed due to adverse weather conditions, the Examinations Department announced today (November 28).

Adverse weather has impacted 20 districts in Sri Lanka, affecting 80,642 families across 166 Divisional Secretariat divisions, according to the Disaster Management Center (DMC).

The official website of the Sri Lanka Police has been updated with a new look and launched yesterday (November 27) for public access.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake directed officials to provide immediate relief services to affected people in disaster-stricken areas by gathering information on-site rather than relying solely on technological data.

The Parliament of Sri Lanka will convene from December 3 to 6, 2024, the Secretary-General of Parliament, Mrs. Kushani Rohanadeera announced.

Bad weather has affected 207,582 people from 59,629 families in 17 districts, according to the Disaster Management Centre (DMC).

The motor vehicle of Dr. Nihal Abeysinghe, General Secretary of the National People’s Power (NPP) and Kalutara District MP, fell into the Parliament complex pond last evening (November 26).

The Monetary Policy Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has decided to further ease its monetary policy stance by setting the newly introduced Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 8.00 percent.

Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), commended Sri Lanka’s progress in implementing its economic reform program.

The Examinations Department of Sri Lanka has decided to temporarily suspend the 2024 G.C.E. Advanced Level (A/L) Examination.

Sri Lanka’s Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), graced the 53rd Bangladesh Armed Forces Day ceremony as the Chief Guest at Hotel Shangri-La in Colombo last evening (November 25).

The Colombo Magistrate’s Court today (November 26) issued a warrant for the arrest of newly elected Jaffna District Parliamentarian Dr. Ramanathan Archchuna for failing to appear in court in connection with a traffic accident that occurred in 2021.

The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has ordered that former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran be notified to appear in court on February 25, 2025.

The 2025 Budget proposals will be presented to the Parliament of Sri Lanka on January 9, 2025, according to Cabinet Spokesman Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa.