Category: Local News

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CEYPETCO) and Lanka Indian Oil Company (LIOC) have revised fuel prices with effect from midnight on Friday (June 30).

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has approved the electricity tariff revision with effect from tomorrow (July 01).

Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe has expressed confidence that Sri Lanka would overcome its bankruptcy status by September, 2023.

Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe addressed members of the Chambers, business leaders and unions regarding the Domestic Debt Optimization (DDO), during meetings held yesterday (June 29) at the Presidential Secretariat.

Children under 12 years of age will be given the opportunity to visit the zoo free of charge on July 03, 2023, National Zoological Gardens announced.

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.