Category: Local News

Sri Lanka Government has announced that the policy decision taken pertaining to the privatisation of Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) will not compromise national security.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) arrested seven Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) officers including a Sub-Inspector over the death of an Assistant Manager of the Vocational Training Authority (VTA), Narahenpita while in the custody of the PNB.

The Sectoral Oversight Committee on National Security says the committee will not recommend privatising Sri Lanka Telecom, citing the possible exposure of matters sensitive to national security.

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka has resigned as a member of the Sectoral Oversight Committee on National Security.

The U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung has noted that the country must protect the right to freedom of expression.

The body of a 5-year-old child, with cut wounds believed to have been caused by the pieces of a broken glass bottle, has been recovered by the police at a construction site in Mulleriyawa.

As an extension of the excellent bilateral relations between Sri Lanka and India, cooperation in the area of Defence has continued to grow and strengthen over the years.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday (June 07) said it has approved Sri Lanka’s eligibility to access concessional financing.

At least 20 passengers were injured and hospitalised following a collision between a bus and a lorry at Hanwella, Embulgama on the Colombo-Avissawella road early this morning (June 09).

In a bid to address the foreign exchange crisis in Sri Lanka and ensure a steady supply of fuel, the Ministry of Power and Energy has taken decisive action.

The National People’s Power (NPP) is planning to launch a series of protests from today (June 08) to demand that the Local Government Election be held.

Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka will stand trial on a rape charge stemming from an alleged incident which occurred while he was in Australia to play in the Twenty20 World Cup last year.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has announced plans to establish a Digital Promotion Agency aimed at developing computer applications for the collection and monitoring of data from various government entities in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka’s national carrier is  expecting a profit of USD 50 million for the upcoming year, SriLankan Airlines CEO Richard Nuttall revealed, adding that he also expects passenger traffic to surpass pre-COVID levels by the end of 2023 owing to the ‘economic boom’ in tourism.

Sri Lanka’s official reserve assets stood at USD 3,483 million in May 2023, according to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL).

Online applications to have passports delivered to the residence can be submitted from June 15, 2023, the Department of Immigration and Emigration said.