Category: Local News

Former Sri Lankan cricketer Tillakaratne Dilshan (T.M. Dilshan) has decided to support opposition leader and Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) candidate Sajith Premadasa in the upcoming Presidential Election.

Sri Lanka’s Cabinet Spokesman and Mass Media Minister Dr. Bandula Gunawardana announced on August 13, 2024, that the minimum starting salary for government employees will increase by at least 24%, with the gross salary set at Rs. 55,000, including the cost of living allowance.

The Election Commission of Sri Lanka has announced the dates for casting postal votes in the 2024 Presidential Election.

A deposit has been placed for Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) presidential candidate Namal Rajapaksa to contest the upcoming Presidential Election in Sri Lanka.

36 candidates have placed their cash deposits as of today (August 13) with the Election Commission of Sri Lanka for the upcoming Presidential Election.

Sri Lanka’s Cabinet of Ministers has approved a reduction in water tariffs by the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) based on the tariff formula.

The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) has issued a Telecommunications Service Provider License to STARLINK LANKA (PRIVATE) LIMITED for providing satellite broadband services in Sri Lanka.

At least 20 Members of Parliament in Sri Lanka haven’t submitted their asset and liability statements, according to sources.

The passenger ferry service between Sri Lanka and India is scheduled to resume next Friday (August 16).

A delegation including the Sri Lanka representative of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Takafumi Kadono, met with the leader of the National People’s Power (NPP), Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

A three-wheeler crashed into a parked lorry on the Colombo-Kandy main road in Wewaldeniya, killing a four-month-old baby and two others, while three more people were injured.

Sri Lanka’s pensioners will receive an additional Rs. 6,000 with their October pensions.

The Wages Board today (August 12) agreed to increase the daily wages for estate workers by Rs. 1,700.

National People’s Power (NPP) leader and Member of Parliament Anura Kumara Dissanayake has signed his nomination papers to contest the upcoming Presidential Election scheduled for September 21, 2024.

Five former Sri Lankan soldiers who joined the Russian military and crossed the border were arrested by Ukrainian authorities and are now prisoners of war, according to a source.

The Election Commission of Sri Lanka has said that although the All-Island Grama Niladhari Officers’ Association had previously agreed to handle all duties related to the Presidential Election without issues, they will negotiate with the association again.