Category: Local News

Sri Lanka’s President, Ranil Wickremesinghe, asserted that the nation’s economy is experiencing robust growth due to the government’s initiatives.

Sri Lanka’s State Minister of Defence Premitha Bandara Tennakoon met the Maldives Defence Minister Mohamed Ghassan Maumoon at the Ministry of Defence, Maldives yesterday (March 05).

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, in a special statement delivered in parliament today (March 06), unveiled the government’s intention to decrease the Value-Added Tax (VAT) in the near future.

As many as 99 kg of hashish, said to be worth ₹ 108 crore, was seized from a country boat near Mandapam coast in Tamil Nadu by India’s Directorate of Revenue Intelligence and Indian Coast Guard Mandapam, an official said on Tuesday.

Sri Lanka and India are working on an estimated USD 1.2 billion undersea transmission line that will link the island nation’s power grid with that of India to provide energy security to the country, a top Sri Lankan official said on Tuesday.

The Sri Lankan government has taken significant steps to revitalize its national carrier, SriLankan Airlines, amidst mounting debt challenges.

The no-confidence motion against Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena was handed over to Deputy Secretary-General of Parliament Chaminda Kularatne today (March 05).

Railway employees affiliated with several trade unions of Sri Lanka Railways have decided to launch a 24-hour token strike, effective from midnight today (March 05).

Former Finance Minister of Sri Lanka and Founder of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), Basil Rajapaksa, returned to Sri Lanka this morning (March 05).

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe revealed that over the past 14 months, the Parliament has enacted 42 new laws to facilitate the country’s economic transformation.

Fuel prices in Sri Lanka have been revised with effect from March 05, 2024.

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has given its approval to revised electricity tariffs, effective from midnight today (March 04).

Colombo Chief District Judge Sandun Withanage has extended the enjoining order, which prevents the removal of Sarath Fonseka from his positions within the Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB).

The Colombo High Court has sentenced to death two former police officers today (March 04), who were attached to the Peliyagoda Police station.

A 31-year-old man was killed and another injured following a shooting at Niripola area in Hanwella this morning (March 04).

The Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB) has informed the courts that it intends to file objections requesting to invalidate the injunction issued, preventing the suspension of Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka’s party membership and his positions within the party, and from taking disciplinary action against him.