Category: Local News

More than 60 inmates of the Kandakadu Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre have reportedly escaped.

Japan’s Finance Minister Suzuki Shunichi, called on Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo on Thursday evening (January 11).

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) member Nayana Priyankara Wasalathilake was sworn in as a Member of Parliament representing the Badulla District this morning (January 12).

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) says that it will hand over the electricity tariff reduction proposals to the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) today (January 12).

Sri Lanka sent hundreds of soldiers to key hospitals to help look after patients on Thursday, as hospital orderlies and administrative staff launched a one-day strike nationwide over allowances.

Her Royal Highness Princess Anne, the Princess Royal of the United Kingdom, and her Spouse, Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, met with Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday (January 10) during their three-day official visit to Sri Lanka.

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team has arrived in Sri Lanka and will engage in discussions for a period of one week from January 11 to January 19, 2023.

Princess Anne, also known as The Princess Royal, is set to visit the Temple of the Tooth Relic in Kandy, Sri Lanka on Thursday (January 11) to receive blessings.

The United States has voiced concerns similar to those raised by the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) regarding alleged human rights abuses in the recent ‘Yukthiya’ Operation carried out by the Sri Lanka Police and the Ministry of Public Security.

One person has died in a shooting incident that took place in the Nawagamuwa area on Wednesday (January 10) night.

U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung has met with Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesighe on Wednesday (January 10).

Health workers in Sri Lanka, including administrative officers, health management assistants, development officers and hospital health assistants have decided to go on strike starting at 6:00 AM tomorrow (January 11) until 8:00 AM the next morning (January 12).

The Princess Royal has been welcomed to Sri Lanka with a dazzling performance by traditional dancers – and in true Princess Anne style, she took it all in her stride by carrying her own bags off her commercial plane.

Recent increase in Value Added Tax (VAT) hasn’t caused significant disruptions in the market during the first few days of this month according to a study conducted by the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA), State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya informed Parliament today (January 10).

Sri Lanka has been ranked as the fourth most popular solo travel destination in the world for 2024, the Forbes magazine reported.

Professor D.M.S.S. Lakshman Dissanayake today (January 10) assumed duties as a new member of the Election Commission.