Category: Local News

Members of the teachers’ and principals’ unions in Sri Lanka, represented by the Ceylon Teachers’ Union (CTU), will hold island-wide protests today (June 12).

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed a specialist committee to address salary discrepancies in the government sector.

Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Ali Sabry, currently in Russia to participate in the BRICS 2024 Foreign Ministerial Session with developing countries, held a bilateral meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on June 10, 2024.

Negotiations for the third tranche of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan to Sri Lanka are scheduled to commence tomorrow (June 12).

Sri Lanka’s State Minister of Finance, Dr. Ranjith Siyambalapitiya, has submitted a detailed report to Parliament outlining measures to recover over Rs. 1,000 billion in unpaid taxes.

General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU), operating under Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Defence, clarifies the admission process for civilian students to its MBBS Degree Programme.

The Sri Lanka Railway Locomotive Operating Engineers have officially called off their strike after successful discussions with the Minister of Transport, Bandula Gunawardena.

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe extended warm congratulations to Narendra Modi, who was sworn in for a third consecutive term as Prime Minister of India.

Retired Senior DIG Ravi Seneviratne and former Director of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Shani Abeysekara joined the Retired Police Collective of the National People’s Power (NPP) at its inaugural meeting on Sunday (June 9), at the National Youth Council in Maharagama.

The Railway Department announced that 20 office trains were canceled this morning (June 10) due to the ongoing strike by the Sri Lanka Railway Locomotive Operating Engineers’ Union.

Thirteen people, including school children, were injured and taken to the hospital today (June 9) when a bus carrying students and parents overturned into a canal in Warakapola town around 4:30 AM.

Sri Lanka has been elected to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for a three-year term starting January 1, 2025.

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, following an official invitation from the Government of India, departed for India this morning (June 9) to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Shri Narendra Modi for his third term as Prime Minister of India.

Senior officers of the Sri Lankan Tri-Forces participated in a Human Trafficking Training Programme at the Galle Face Hotel in Colombo on Friday (June 7).

Sri Lanka has seen a notable increase in remittances from expatriate workers in recent months, with May 2024 bringing in USD 544.4 million.

Dr. Harsha De Silva, Chairman of the Committee on Public Finance, revealed in the Parliament of Sri Lanka on Friday (June 7) that he is facing undue threats related to a million-dollar visa issuing process.