Category: Local News

The Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR) has further appreciated against the US dollar (USD) today (March 09).

The Trade Union Alliance of Professionals have decided to launch a series of trade union actions from today (March 09) in protest against the Sri Lanka Government’s actions including the latest tax amendment.

China’s pledge to support Sri Lanka’s debt reorganization, a major step for the island nation in securing an IMF lifeline, provides little clarity on how negotiations will unfold or whether this could herald progress for other heavily indebted nations.

The Core Group on Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Tuesday expressed concern over ‘heavy-handed’ responses to peaceful protests in Sri Lanka and also reiterated the Sri Lankan government must safeguard rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and freedom of expression.

The Special Commodity Levy on imported potatoes has been increased by Rs. 30 per kilogram, the Ministry of Finance said.

The wholesale price of sugar has been reduced by Rs. 20 – Rs. 25 per kilogram, the Association of Importers & Wholesale Traders based in Pettah says.

The weekly top-up day of The National Fuel Pass (NFP) quota will be changed to Tuesdays instead of Sundays effective from today (March 08), Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said today.

The Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR) has further appreciated against the US dollar (USD) today (March 08).

The Bakery Owners’ Association has decided to reduce the price of a loaf of bread weighing 450 grams by Rs. 10 with effect from today (March 08).

Police used water cannons and tear gas to disperse student activists attached to the Colombo university who were protesting on Reid Avenue near the University of Colombo a short while ago.

Sri Lanka’s Election Commission has announced the dates which the postal voting of the 2023 Local Government election is expected to be held.

An inmate who tried to escape from Kegalle prison was shot dead by prison officials early this morning (March 08), the Prisons Department said.

The Urban Development Authority says that an agreement with China to build 1,996 houses for low-income earners and artists will be reached in the next few weeks.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday said Sri Lanka had secured financing assurances from all its major bilateral creditors, paving the way for the IMF board to consider approval of a long-awaited $2.9 billion four-year bailout.

Sri Lanka’s Election Commission today (March 07) announced April 25 as the ‘most suitable’ date to hold the Local Government Election.

Bodies of two children and their parents’ were found by Police inside a house in the Goodshed Road area in Vavuniya this morning (March 07).