Category: Local News

A meeting focusing on future political agendas is believed to have taken place between President Ranil Wickremesinghe and the National Organiser of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Basil Rajapaksa, as per political sources.

Sri Lanka Police launched a special investigation after an underworld gangster Nadun Chinthaka also known as ‘Harak Kata’ attempted to grab the service weapon issued to a Police Special Task Force (STF) Sub-Inspector.

A gazette extraordinary has been issued declaring Sri Lanka Railways as essential service with immediate effect.

Sri Lanka has accepted offers to exchange about $10 billion worth of defaulted local debt for new bonds, the Finance Ministry said on Tuesday, taking it a step towards meeting debt restructuring requirements ahead of an International Monetary Fund (IMF) review.

The newly appointed Vice Chancellor (VC) of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) Rear Admiral Dammika Kumara made his maiden call on the State Minister of Defence, Premitha Bandara Tennakoon at the State Ministry of Defence situated in Colombo yesterday (September 11).

A passenger who was on the roof of the Kandy to Colombo train had died after falling off in Horape this morning (September 12), the Railway Control Room said.

At least 45 scheduled train services in Sri Lanka have been cancelled during the day due to trade union action.

Sri Lankan officials will engage in talks with a team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from September 14th on the first review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement for Sri Lanka.

A Sri Lankan man who allegedly killed his wife at a hotel in East Coast Road in Singapore, and then confessed to the murder at a nearby police post, was charged in court on Monday, the Straits Times reported.

A special hotline number has been introduced to lodge complaints pertaining officials of District and Divisional Secretariats as well as other institutions that come under the purview of the State Ministry of Home Affairs.

A 46-year-old man was injured in a shooting near Ratmalana Railway Station.

Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Defence has strongly condemned allegations made by British television network Channel 4 in its new documentary which proclaims the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attack was deliberately planned by senior government officials.

The No-Confidence motion brought against Sri Lanka’s Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella by the Opposition was defeated with a majority of 40 votes this evening (September 08) in Parliament.

Sri Lanka’s official foreign reserve assets have reduced by 4.4 percent to USD 3,598 million at the end of August, 2023, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) said.

The Inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill was passed with a majority of 45 votes in Parliament of Sri Lanka this evening (September 07).

Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa issued a statement in order to respond to the allegations made by the Channel 4 program on the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks.