Category: Local News

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.

Extraordinary Gazette No. 2412/08, dated November 25, 2024, has been published, detailing the subjects and responsibilities of the new ministries in Sri Lanka.

The Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry announced that 32 Sri Lankans stranded in Myanmar due to human trafficking were rescued on Monday (November 25), after a coordinated effort.

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has informed the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) that if the tariff revision proposal is not submitted by December 6, 2024, relief will be provided to consumers through tariff equalization.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $200 million loan to upgrade Sri Lanka’s power sector infrastructure, enhancing the reliability of transmission and distribution networks and facilitating greater integration of renewable energy.

The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) states that 120,961 foreign tourists arrived in the country within the first 20 days of November this year (2024).

The Fort Magistrate’s Court has ordered the release of former MP Sujeewa Senasinghe’s luxury SUV, previously in CID custody, on a bond of Rs. 100 million.

The Sri Lankan government has set positive financial targets for 2025 while engaging with the IMF programme.

An accident occurred in the Watawala area involving a private bus and a Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) bus, this morning (November 25).

Senior Professor R.M.U.S.K. Rathnayake has been appointed as the competent authority to oversee administrative affairs at the University of Ruhuna replacing the Vice Chancellor, Senior Professor Sujeewa Amarasena.

A local multi-day fishing vessel along with a stock of ice and cocaine drugs and five suspects were apprehended yesterday (November 23) by the Maldives Coast Guard, according to the Sri Lanka Navy.

The Auditor General’s Department of Sri Lanka states that a significant number of permits issued for importing electric vehicles for migrant workers have been misused in recent years.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) reached a staff level agreement with Sri Lankan authorities, paving the way for the next tranche, for US$ 333 million, of the four-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF).