Category: Local News

Former Tamil National Alliance (TNA) leader R. Sampanthan passed away at the age of 91.

Fuel prices in Sri Lanka have been revised with effect from July 1, 2024.

Sri Lanka’s Public Security Minister Tiran Alles, speaking at the fourth United Nations Chiefs of Police Summit (UNCOPS 2024), highlighted increasing global security challenges, including cyber threats and organized crime, while reaffirming Sri Lanka’s commitment to UN peacekeeping and readiness to contribute specialized police teams.

The Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Sri Lanka confirms that another one of the six fishermen on the multi-day fishing vessel “Devon 5,” who drank a poisonous liquid from a bottle floating in the sea thinking it was alcohol, has now died.

Three out of the six fishermen who went to sea from Tangalle fishing harbor have died after consuming a poisonous drink, mistaking it for alcohol.

Yasodha Range Bandara, son of United National Party (UNP) General Secretary Palitha Range Bandara, was arrested after a car accident early this morning (June 29).

Inflation in Sri Lanka’s Colombo district rose in June, primarily due to higher food prices, but it remains below the Central Bank’s medium-term target of 5 percent.

Under the “Aswesuma” Welfare Benefit Payment Program in Sri Lanka, the Welfare Benefits Board has deposited Rs. 11.6 billion into the bank accounts of 622,495 beneficiaries in the transitional and vulnerable categories on Thursday, June 27, for the June 2024 payments.

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe presided over the launch of the book “The Army Commander’s Promise to the Nation: I Will Not Leave This War to the Next Army Commander,” authored by Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka.

The bus fare in Sri Lanka will be reduced by five percent starting July 1, 2024, according to Anjana Priyanjith, secretary of the Inter Provincial Private Bus Association (IPPBA).

Residents in Colombo and its suburbs will face a 15-hour water cut tomorrow (June 29), as announced by the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB).

Former Member of Parliament Hirunika Premachandra has been sentenced to three years in prison by the Colombo High Court today (June 28).

The Defence Advisor (DA) for the Australian High Commission in Sri Lanka, Colonel Amanda Johnston, and the Commanding Officer of the Peace Operations Training Centre (POTC) of the Australian Government, Lieutenant Colonel Mike Webbe, visited the Institute of National Security Studies in Sri Lanka on June 27, 2024.

The Chairman of the ‘Magen Ratata’ organization, Sanjaya Mahawaththa, was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) last night (June 27).

Sri Lankan Police have arrested 60 Indian nationals who are allegedly involved in online financial scams.

Sri Lanka has made significant progress toward achieving debt sustainability by reaching agreements with China and other creditor nations to restructure approximately $10 billion in bilateral debt, as stated by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday, Reuters reported.