Category: Local News

The Ministry of Health of Sri Lanka has decided to suspend the increment of Disturbance, Availability and Transport (DAT) allowance which was increased from Rs.35,000 to Rs.70,000 for doctors.

A Buddhist monk has been shot dead inside a temple in the Malwathu Hiripitiya area of Gampaha this morning (January 23).

Sri Lanka’s central bank kept interest rates steady on Tuesday, in line with market expectations, forgoing a rate cut as a new tax threatened upward pressure on expenses and fuelled concerns about inflation.

UN experts expressed alarm at the heavy security-driven approach of Sri Lanka’s drug response, and they called on authorities to immediately suspend and review the so-called Operation ‘Yukthiya’ and to focus on policies based on health and human rights, a statement from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on January 22, 2024 said.

The house belonging to the daughter of former President Maithripala Sirisena in Wickramasinghepura, Battaramulla was subjected to a burglary and goods worth nearly Rs. 3 million were missing, Thalangama Police has confirmed.

Sri Lanka’s consumer price inflation rate jumped to 4.2% year-on-year in December driven by rising food prices, official data showed on Monday, although it remains well below record high levels seen at the height of the country’s financial crisis.

Sri Lanka Police today (January 22) launched the program to identify drivers who violate traffic rules through the CCTV camera system installed in Colombo.

Five persons were killed after a shooting incident near the Beliatta interchange of the Southern Expressway at around 7:45 AM today (January 22).

Ven. Ratnapure Wimalabuddha, the controversial saffron-robed monk who identifies himself as “Vishwa Buddha”, has been expelled from the Ramanna Maha Nikaya and the monkhood.

Three minor staff members of the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital who were arrested over alleged assault on Dr. Krishantha Perera, Senior Oncologist at Karapitiya Teaching Hospital, have been remanded in custody until January 29, 2024.

The price of Indian eggs sold through Sathosa outlets in Sri Lanka has been increased by Rs.8 from Sunday (January 21).

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) of India has filed a supplementary chargesheet against four accused in a 2021 case relating to human trafficking of 39 Sri Lankan nationals into India on the false pretext of taking them to Canada.

A 24-year-old youth was killed in a shooting at Thelijjawila, Matara on Saturday night (January 20), police said.

51 more employees of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) have been terminated from their jobs.

Sri Lanka Police has awarded a compensation of Rs. 1 million to the family of the person who died in the shooting incident in Narammala.

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission team led by Mr. Peter Breuer visited Sri Lanka from January 11 to January 19, 2024 to discuss recent macroeconomic developments and progress in implementing economic and financial policies under the EFF arrangement.