Category: Local News

Sri Lanka’s cabinet on Monday approved new electricity tariffs to reflect the cost of coal and power generation to take effect this month, Power Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said, without saying how much higher they would be.

Sri Lanka’s Cabinet of Ministers today (January 09) granted approval to increase the electricity tariff.

Sri Lanka Government prohibits state and semi-government institutions from paying the ‘Pay As You Earn’ (PAYE) tax of employees through the respective institutions’ funds.

Four bulkers carrying wheat, corn, peas and sunflower seeds departed from Ukrainian ports on Sunday, according to the Joint Coordination Center (JCC).

Sri Lanka’s recovery from last year’s devastating economic crisis will need its creditors to “share the burden” of debt restructuring, leading global economists have said, calling all lenders to cancel the debt of the cash-strapped island nation.

Monaragala Police SSP Sisira Kumara has been arrested by the Police Special Task Force (STF) with over 600 cannabis plants at his official residence.

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) yesterday (December 08) flayed President Ranil Wickremesinghe for having summoned the members of the Elections Commission (EC) to his office.

India has handed 75 passenger buses to Sri Lanka as part of its assistance towards strengthening public transport infrastructure in the cash-strapped country.

Canada has provided USD 3 million (approximately LKR 817 million) to help address the needs of the most vulnerable communities in Sri Lanka.

The third round of negotiations between Sri Lanka and Thailand on the proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will be held on January 9 and 10, 2023, in Colombo, President’s Media Division (PMD) said.

Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa said today (January 08) that foreign donors trust him more than others.

Generator one of the Norochcholai Coal Power Plant has been added to the National Grid last night, the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) said.

The ‘Paththirippuwa’ in Pothuhera, Kurunegala, a building said to be similar to the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic (Sri Dalada Maligawa) is currently being demolished.

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe will be among 20 world leaders who will participate in the “Voice of the Global South Summit” (VGSS) next week hosted by India virtually, Indian media reported.

The Sri Lanka Government is working to introduce an Act similar to the Telecommunications and Social Media Act currently used in Singapore to regulate social media platforms including YouTube and Facebook.

Laugfs Gas PLC has announced a reduction in the price of domestic LP gas cylinders.