Category: Local News

Air Marshal Udeni Rajapaksa assumed duties as the 19th Commander of Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) today (June 30).

China has invested a lot in Sri Lanka in recent years and Sri Lanka looks forward to expanding the mutually beneficial partnership, Ali Sabry, Sri Lanka’s minister of foreign affairs, told the media during his visit to China.

Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe appointed members to the Election Commission and the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) yesterday (June 29).

The National Lotteries Board (NLB) and the Development Lotteries Board (DLB) have decided to increase the prices of their lottery tickets.

Former Minister Vijayakala Maheswaran was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Chilaw Hospital after sustaining injuries after the van she was travelling in crashed onto a tree near the 107th post in Mundalama this morning (June 29).

Air Vice Marshal Udeni Rajapaksa will take over as the 19th Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force and be promoted to the three-star rank of Air Marshal with effect from June 30, 2023.

Sri Lanka’s banking system would not be burdened any further as it already contributes to the Treasury and economy through taxes of over 50%, the Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe said.

The validity period of every temporary driving license issued during the period from March 31, 2022 to June 30, 2023 has been extended for two years.

SriLankan Airlines flight UL 454 which left for Japan’s Narita International Airport from the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) last night (June 28) has returned to Colombo after taking off for two hours and 25 minutes due to a technical fault.

Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe says Hajj festival is an opportune occasion to memorialize sacrifice and patience of our citizens.

The World Bank approved $700 million in budgetary and welfare support for Sri Lanka on Thursday, the biggest funding tranche for the crisis-hit island nation since an International Monetary Fund (IMF) deal in March.

Sri Lanka’s Cabinet of Ministers have approved the domestic debt restructuring programme at the special Cabinet meeting which concluded this evening (June 28).

Sri Lankan tea prices that had been piping hot have cooled off as production in the world’s fourth-largest tea grower begins to recover.

Bruno Divakara, owner of the ‘SL VLOG’ YouTube channel was summoned to record a statement at the Illegal Assets and Property Investigation Unit of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) today (June 29).

Air China will resume flights between Chengdu of Sichuan province and Colombo, Sri Lanka from Monday (July 03).

UNESCO has declared the Mahavamsa (Mahawanshaya), one of the world’s longest unbroken historical accounts presenting Sri Lanka’s history in chronological order from the 6th century BCE, which is kept at the Peradeniya University main library, as a world heritage.