Category: Local News

Veteran Sri Lankan actor Amarasiri Kalansuriya has passed away at the age of 82.

The overall rate of inflation, as measured by the Year-on-Year (Y-o-Y) change in the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI), further decreased to 50.3% in March 2023, from 50.6% recorded in February 2023, the Department of Census and Statistics said.

The Paediatric Ward at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital has been shut down, following the migration of three paediatricians who previously served at the unit, Secretary of the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) Dr. Haritha Aluthge said.

Sri Lanka has a final opportunity to progress and it is imperative for everyone to collaborate in creating a prosperous community for future generations, without resorting to finger-pointing, emphasized President Ranil Wickremesinghe.

China on Thursday called remarks by U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen “irresponsible” and “unreasonable” after Yellen said Beijing’s lending activities leave developing countries “trapped in debt.”

The first stock of eggs to be imported to this country from India by the Sri Lanka State Trading (General) Corporation was issued to the market yesterday (March 30) at the Kerawalapitiya Spet R.Warehouse Complex.

Sri Lanka will kick off a reworking of part of its domestic debt next month and aims to finalise it by May, central bank and treasury officials told creditors during a virtual presentation on Thursday.

A minor earth tremor of Magnitude 3.7 on the Richter scale was reported in the seas, 24 km off the coast of Beruwala at around 01:00 PM this afternoon (March 30).

A 32-year-old restaurant owner who was critically injured in a shooting incident yesterday (March 29) in Midigama area in Ahangama, has died while receiving treatment in Matara Hospital.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that it is crucial for students in the country to have comprehensive knowledge of modern technology and continually update themselves with the latest advancements to prepare for the future.

The STEAM education system which is introduced from tomorrow (March 31) under the theme ‘Let’s see – let’s work – step into the future’, can be utilised to strengthen the national economy since STEAM education system contributes up to 65 percent of the GDP of some countries, Education Minister Dr. Susil Premajayantha said.

DNA tests have confirmed that Pulasthini Mahendran also known as Sarah Jasmine was among those who died on the April 26, 2019 after a suicide bomb was detonated inside a house in Sainthamaruthu, several days after the 2019 Easter Sunday Attacks.

FitsAir, Sri Lanka’s first privately-owned international airline, has increased the frequency of its flights to Dubai and Colombo daily from March 26, 2023.

Sri Lankans are hopeful that a new employment scheme with Saudi Arabia will help ease their country’s economic crisis, professionals and labour officials told Arab News, as they expect it to boost the nation’s manpower exports to the Kingdom.

The bus fares in Sri Lanka will be reduced by 12.9 percent with effect from midnight tomorrow (March 30), Acting Minister of Transport Lasantha Alagiyawanna said.

Fuel prices in Sri Lanka will be reduced from midnight today (March 29).