Category: Local News

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has left for Australia to participate in the 7th Indian Ocean Conference in Perth, Australia.

A meeting between President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Chairman, MP Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka, took place on Wednesday (February 07) at the President’s Office in Parliament.

The operating environment for the Sri Lankan finance and leasing company (FLC) industry is expected to continue to stabilize, following the inflation and interest rate shocks over the past two years, Fitch Ratings said on Wednesday (February 07).

Leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Wednesday (February 07) met the Chief Minister of Gujarat, Bhupendra Patel, in Gandhinagar, India.

According to an Extraordinary Gazette Notification, the much-controversial Online Safety Act has been brought under the purview of the Ministry of Public Security with effect from February 07, 2024.

According to sources, a complaint has been made to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) by lawyer Chamari Priyanka Perera, the wife of late State Minister Sanath Nishantha.

One fisherman died and seven others were hospitalized after inhaling a toxic gas inside a fish tank of a fishing vessel.

Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe while presenting his Policy Statement in Parliament today (February 07), says the government was planning to reduce the tax burden as economic reforms continue to stabilize the economy.

Former Sri Lanka Navy Commander Daya Sandagiri obtained membership of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) from party leader Sajith Premadasa a short while ago.

Former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, who was remanded till February 15, 2204 over the controversial human immunoglobulin procurement scandal, has refused to attend the parliamentary session today (February 07) despite being given permission, the Prisons Department said.

Sri Lanka has approved gradually lifting some limits on converting rupees to foreign exchange for outward remittances and the new directions will be presented to parliament for approval, cabinet spokesperson Bandula Gunawardane said on Tuesday.

Sri Lanka Government has approved a proposal to issue light-vehicle driving licenses to hearing-impaired people across Sri Lanka on a biannual renewal basis.

Sri Lanka’s former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, who is in prison, has submitted his letter of resignation from the position of Environment Minister to President Ranil Wickremesinghe.

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) delegation led by its leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake met India’s Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra at the Taj Mansingh Hotel last night, party sources said.

Sri Lanka’s former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, who is currently in remand custody due to suspected wrongdoing in a drug procurement deal, has been allowed to eat homemade meals upon a doctor’s advice.

The Leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who is in India for an official visit, met India’s National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval on Monday (February 05).