Category: Local News

Sri Lanka’s Cabinet of Ministers has approved visa-free entry for citizens of 35 countries, including the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Germany, Australia, Saudi Arabia, China, India, Russia, South Korea, and Japan.

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Ratnapura District MP Thalatha Athukorala announced in Parliament today (August 21) that she will resign as a Member of Parliament.

A police inspector and a constable of the Sri Lanka Police have been arrested by the Colombo Crime Division (CCD) for possessing over 1 kg of heroin in Piliyandala.

The National People’s Power (NPP) leader, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, stated that an NPP government would take control of the country with a plan to eliminate poverty while curbing waste, theft, and corruption.

Former Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has finished paying Rs. 100 million in compensation to the victims of the Easter Sunday terror attacks, as ordered by the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka.

Sri Lankan driving licenses without an expiry date will be canceled by the end of 2024.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed today (August 20) to develop infrastructure for storing, regasifying, and supplying liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the Sobadhanavi Combined Cycle Power Plant at Kerawalapitiya.

Sri Lanka’s Commissioner General of Elections, Saman Sri Ratnayake, announced that 736,589 people applied for postal voting in the 2024 Presidential Election.

Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Public Security has set new rules, limiting passport issuance to about 1,000 per day.

The Election Commission of Sri Lanka stipulates that the maximum amount a candidate can spend in the 2024 presidential election on campaign expenses per registered voter should be Rs. 109.00.

Sri Lanka’s Election Commission has set a limit of Rs. 109.00 per voter on how much a Presidential candidate can spend during their campaign.

A group of election observers from the European Union (EU) and the Commonwealth has arrived in Sri Lanka to monitor the Presidential Election scheduled for September 21, 2024, according to officials from Sri Lanka’s Election Commission on Sunday (August 18).

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa promised on Sunday (August 18), to abolish the Executive Presidency if he is elected President of Sri Lanka.

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasized the importance of strengthening economic cooperation and regional integration from Japan to India, with a special focus on deepening ties with India.

National People’s Power (NPP) presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated that Arjuna Mahendran, who is wanted by the court and has an Interpol red notice issued against him for Central Bank fraud, will be brought back to Sri Lanka if Dissanayake becomes President.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Sri Lanka stated on Saturday, August 17, that it has taken note of recent media reports about a judgment by the Australian Federal Court involving the former Deputy High Commissioner of Sri Lanka in Canberra.