Category: Local News

Sri Lanka’s workers’ remittances in the month of May 2023 was recorded at USD 479.7 million, according to the latest figures from the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL).

Sri Lanka athlete Shreshan Dananjaya has reportedly gone missing in Switzerland, according to the Athletics Association of Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka President’s House, the Secretariat, and the Prime Minister’s official residence Temple Trees have been earmarked to be moved out of Colombo city to Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte and may be kept open only as a tourist attraction.

One of the two persons on a motorcycle was injured and hospitalised when Police opened fire at them at Karapitiya, Galle.

Sri Lanka Government has issued a gazette notification relaxing the import restrictions imposed on more than 300 items effective from June 09, 2023.

Sri Lanka Government has announced that the policy decision taken pertaining to the privatisation of Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) will not compromise national security.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) arrested seven Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) officers including a Sub-Inspector over the death of an Assistant Manager of the Vocational Training Authority (VTA), Narahenpita while in the custody of the PNB.

The Sectoral Oversight Committee on National Security says the committee will not recommend privatising Sri Lanka Telecom, citing the possible exposure of matters sensitive to national security.

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka has resigned as a member of the Sectoral Oversight Committee on National Security.

The U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung has noted that the country must protect the right to freedom of expression.

The body of a 5-year-old child, with cut wounds believed to have been caused by the pieces of a broken glass bottle, has been recovered by the police at a construction site in Mulleriyawa.

As an extension of the excellent bilateral relations between Sri Lanka and India, cooperation in the area of Defence has continued to grow and strengthen over the years.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday (June 07) said it has approved Sri Lanka’s eligibility to access concessional financing.

At least 20 passengers were injured and hospitalised following a collision between a bus and a lorry at Hanwella, Embulgama on the Colombo-Avissawella road early this morning (June 09).

In a bid to address the foreign exchange crisis in Sri Lanka and ensure a steady supply of fuel, the Ministry of Power and Energy has taken decisive action.

The National People’s Power (NPP) is planning to launch a series of protests from today (June 08) to demand that the Local Government Election be held.