Category: Local News

State Minister of Power and Energy, D.V. Chanaka, says Sri Lanka has generated a revenue of USD 3 million through the sale of 5,200 MT of fuel via the revived bunkering system for vessels.

Three police officers of the Aduruppu Veediya Police Station have been interdicted for the incident of poisoning two suspects who were held in a cell at the same Police Station.

A Security Salon on “Changing Regional Dynamics in the Middle East: Implications from Israel-Hamas Conflict at the Red Sea for Sri Lanka” was held on Wednesday (February 07) from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the Auditorium of the Ministry of Public Security.

Jagath Priyankara was sworn in as a Member of Parliament before Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardane this morning (January 08).

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.