Category: Local News

Sri Lanka Government has issued an Extraordinary Gazette Notification declaring services of three sectors essential public services effective from 17th of February 2023.

The International Monetary Fund is considering approving Sri Lanka’s bailout even without the formal assurance of debt-restructuring support from China, the nation’s biggest bilateral creditor, according to people familiar with the discussions.

The Finance Secretary has officially informed the National Election Commission that serious problems have arisen regarding the provision of funds for the Local Government Election in the wake of the economic crisis in the country.

The postal voting for Sri Lanka’s 2023 Local Government Election was postponed until further notice, Election Commissioner General Saman Sri Rathnayake announced today (February 17).

Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe said under the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) extended fund facility (EFF) program, USD 2.9 billion is expected to be received by March.

A constable attached to a police station in the Mount Lavinia Division had been arrested for recording a video of a Woman Police Constable (WPC) while she was taking a shower.

A 30-year-old man died in a shooting incident in Boragodawatta, Minuwangoda area last night (February 16).

Many trade unions have decided at a meeting attended by trade union representatives last evening (February 16) to engage in a massive collective strike on March 01.

Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) has filed a fundamental rights petition with the Supreme Court today (February 16), naming 47 Respondents, in relation to the steps taken by the Cabinet of Ministers, the Minister of Health, the Ministry of Health, and the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) to procure medical supplies from two Indian private companies.

The office of the Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL), Janaka Ratnayake has been sealed off by the Kollupitiya Police.

Sri Lanka and India will sign a pact to link their power grids and start negotiations on an upgraded trade agreement within two months, a Sri Lankan diplomat said on Wednesday, as the island nation seeks a way out of its worst economic crisis in decades.

Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe has directed the Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera and relevant officials to ensure uninterrupted power supply for electricity customers once the latest tariff revision is implemented.

The Hambantota High Court on Wednesday (February 15) imposed the death sentence on four police officers who were found guilty of a murder that took place in 2005.

With China yet to support Sri Lanka debt restructuring based on the debt sustainability analysis (DSA) of the IMF and Paris Club, time is running out on Colombo to secure a much-needed loan to revive the nation from the present economic crisis.

Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that the government will not give into the demands of protestors.

Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) says that the approval of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has been received to increase the electricity tariffs by 66%.