Category: Local News

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake announced plans to present an interim budget in December 2024, followed by a new budget in February or March 2025.

The Department of Government Information in Sri Lanka has announced that former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has returned eight government vehicles that were previously in his possession.

A Vistara flight from Mumbai to Colombo made an emergency landing at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Sri Lanka due to a bomb threat on October 19, 2024.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has requested former Presidents of Sri Lanka to submit written reports on their privileges and the necessity of these benefits to a three-member committee he appointed to review the entitlements of former Presidents, Ministers, and Members of Parliament.

Transport Minister Vijitha Herath has instructed officials to link the Western Province with other provinces for the issuance of vehicle revenue licenses.

Sri Lanka’s Finance Ministry has denied reports claiming that the government has introduced new taxes on certain imported goods.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has taken a significant step to support low-income countries by completing a review of its Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust (PRGT) facilities.

Senior Professor Kapila Seneviratne has been appointed as the new Chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC) by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

Egg trade associations in Sri Lanka have requested the government to introduce a pricing formula to determine the price of eggs.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has requested former Member of Parliament Johnston Fernando to provide a statement regarding an unregistered BMW car found in the Colombo Hilton parking lot.

Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasized the need for experienced leaders in Parliament to address the country’s ongoing economic challenges.

Central Province Governor, Professor S.B.S. Abayakoon, approved the immediate renaming of ‘Keheliya Rambukwella Primary School’ in the Kundasale Division of the Wattegama Education Zone, Kandy, on October 16, 2024.

Sri Lanka welcomed 63,491 tourists in the first half of October, continuing a slowdown in arrivals ahead of the winter season, according to data from the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA).

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake emphasized the need for a long-term, unified national plan to reorganize Sri Lanka’s currently disordered agriculture sector.

U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie Chung, made a courtesy call on Sri Lanka’s Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retired), at the Defence Ministry in Sri Jayawardenapura, Kotte, today (October 16).

Sri Lanka’s Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retired), addressed graduates at the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) Convocation, held at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) in Colombo on October 15, 2024.