Category: Local News

Sri Lanka’s president on Wednesday said debt relief for low-income countries should be part of the green transition and inaction on debt could pose an existential threat to China’s Belt and Road Initiative.

Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena informed the Sri Lanka Parliament this morning (October 18) that the Supreme Court has received 45 petitions against the Online Safety Bill.

Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe has decided to grant service extension of 03 weeks to Inspector General of Police (IGP) C.D. Wickramaratne, despite the rejection of the Constitutional Council.

Chinese tech giant Huawei technologies has expressed its willingness to support an annual study programme aimed at nurturing software and hardware engineers in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lankan national Anula Jayathilake, who was previously reported missing in Israel, was confirmed dead by the Israeli authorities, Sri Lankan Ambassador to Israel, Nimal Bandara said.

Defence Adviser of the High Commission of India for Sri Lanka Captain Vikas Sood paid a courtesy farewell call on Sri Lanka’s Defence Secretary General Kamal Gunaratne at the Defence Ministry in Sri Jayewardenepura, Kotte on Monday (October 16).

Steps are being taken to introduce a pension scheme for those who are self-employed in Sri Lanka, State Minister of Social Empowerment Anupa Pasqual said.

A Sri Lankan woman has given birth to sextuplets at the Castle Street Hospital for Women (CSHW) in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) announced that it plans to release a set of guidelines and recommendations on the protection of human rights defenders in Sri Lanka and that it would engage in a consultative process to finalise these guidelines and recommendations.

Fitch Ratings has affirmed the National Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) Ratings of several Sri Lankan insurers and removed them from Rating Watch Negative (RWN). The outlook is ‘Stable’.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has written to Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar urging him to take diplomatic measures for the release of 27 fishermen and their five boats detained by the Sri Lankan navy on Saturday.

The two Sri Lankan women, who were detained two days ago by Israeli and Jordanian border guards while illegally entering Israel from Jordan will be sent back to Jordan, the Sri Lankan ambassador in Israel said.

A 49-year old suspect wanted over several shooting incidents in the Kandana area was shot dead during a crossfire with the police at Sapugaskanda last night (October 15), police said.

The Grade 05 Scholarship Examination commenced at 9:30 AM today (October 15) at exam centres across Sri Lanka.

Cannabis can be cultivated in Sri Lanka as part of the export industry immediately after the Cabinet approves the proposal, State Minister of Indigenous Medicine Sisira Jayakody said.

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said it has serious concerns over two bills under consideration in the Sri Lankan Parliament.