Category: Local News

Sri Lanka President to hold talks with Tamil National Alliance ahead of India visit – report

Ahead of his first official visit to India this week, Sri Lanka’s President Ranil Wickremesinghe will hold talks with the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) on Tuesday in Parliament in a bid to settle the long-standing Tamil minority demand for political autonomy, sources said on Monday.



Sri Lanka to grant 03 months vocational training for students awaiting Ordinary Level exam results

The Sri Lanka Government expects to grant an opportunity for students to study a vocational course at school for three months until the G.C.E. Ordinary Level examination results are released, Education Minister Susil Premajayantha said.



Sri Lanka’s Health Minister appoints Experts’ committee to probe recent controversial deaths due to drug allergies

Sri Lanka’s Minister of Health Keheliya Rambukwella has appointed a 7-member experts’ committee in order to conduct a full investigation on the recent controversial deaths of patients in government hospitals within the last few months and other issues in the health sector.



Sri Lankan Rupee depreciates against U.S. Dollar on July 17, 2023

The Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR) has depreciated against the US dollar (USD) today (July 17), according to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL).



Inland Revenue Department collects nearly Rs. 700 Billion in tax revenue in first half of 2023

Sri Lanka’s Inland Revenue Department (IRD) says that it has collected a total tax revenue of Rs. 696,946 million for the first half of this year.



Sri Lanka claimed 4th place with 8 medals at Asian Athletics Championships 2023

Sri Lanka claimed 4th place with eight medals in the Asian Athletics Championships 2023 held in Bangkok, Thailand.



Sri Lanka’s Postal Department to be modernized with a new Postal Act within this year

To expedite modernizing Sri Lanka’s Postal Department, a new Postal Act will be presented to the parliament within this year, State Minister of Mass Media Shantha Bandara said.



Chinese official Yuan Jiajun to visit Sri Lanka

Yuan Jiajun, a high-ranking member of the Chinese Communist Party, scheduled an official visit to Sri Lanka from July 19 to July 23, the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka said.



UN calls for debt relief to prevent poverty crisis

A United Nations agency has urged global finance ministers to give poor countries debt repayment breaks, estimating the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent surge in inflation and borrowing costs had pushed an extra 165 million people into poverty.



Debt restructuring making progress in countries such as Sri Lanka – IMF

Debt restructuring is making progress in countries outside of the G20 common framework, such as Sri Lanka, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says.



Bus overturns injuring 15 passengers in Demodara

At least 15 passengers were injured after a Colombo bound private bus from Badulla ran off the road and overturned at Demodara in Ella on the Badulla-Colombo road this morning (July 15).



Drug addicts steal several electric cables and other parts of Golden Gate Kalyani bridge

The lighting system of the ‘Golden Gate Kalyani’ bridge is no longer in operation due to the theft of several electric cables, Director General of the Road Development Authority L.V.S. Weerakoon said.



Sri Lanka Army appoints Major General Sanjaya Wanasinghe as new Chief of Staff

Major General Sanjaya Wanasinghe has been appointed as the new Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army.



Sri Lanka President instructs to expedite drugs approval process, suggests amendment of NMRA Act

Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe has instructed the Health Ministry to expedite the approval process for drugs endorsed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).



NMRA employee dies due to alleged bacterial infection through cannula

An employee attached to the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) has died due to a bacterial infection believed to have entered via the patient’s cannula.



Sinopec sign agreement with BOI to operate, set up filling stations for distribution in Sri Lanka

Sinopec Energy Lanka (Pvt) Limited and the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI) signed an agreement today (July 14) to operate and set up fuel stations for distribution in Sri Lanka.