Category: Local News

The Supreme Court (SC) of India today (November 11) ordered the release of the six convicts serving life imprisonment in the assassination case of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.

The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court today (November 11) issued an order directing the Controller-General of Immigration and Emigration to prevent State Minister Diana Gamage from leaving the country until November 17.

The United States has imposed sanctions on an individual who was identified as the Sri Lanka based-business partner of a sanctioned al-Qa’ida financial facilitator and external operations plotter.

Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe told the Parliament on Thursday (November 10) Sri Lanka won’t have a major issue with food security during next year, hopefully.

The Department of Motor Traffic will issue official driving licence cards for those who were issued temporary driving licences from November 14 (Monday).

Ten people have died in a fire at a building where Sri Lankan, Indian and Bangladeshi migrant workers live in the Maldives capital of Male, early on Thursday, November 10.

Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court today (November 10) issued an interim order directing the authorities to produce Convener of Inter University Students’ Federation (IUSF)  Wasantha Mudalige before a Magistrate.

Sri Lanka’s new government will release the 2023 budget on Monday focused on boosting revenue, implementing tax reforms and fiscal consolidation to secure an IMF bailout package to help the country recover from its worst financial crisis in decades.

Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to submit details of the progress of investigations into the complaint on State Minister Diana Gamage’s passport, birth certificate and National Identity Card (NIC) on December 15.

World Bank Chief David Malpass during a meeting with President Ranil Wickremesinghe, encouraged the President to continue engaging with Sri Lanka’s official bilateral and private sector creditors to promptly agree on debt restructuring.

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) says the Sri Lankan economy, which faced extreme headwinds and heightened uncertainties during the first half of 2022, has shown signs of stability in the second half of the year thus far.

Dozens of state-owned Sri Lankan companies employing tens of thousands of people could be restructured or closed as part of an IMF bailout of the bankrupt country, with the country’s airline top of the list for reform.

The construction of the West Container Terminal (WCT) in the Colombo Port commenced this morning (November 09).

Tourism Minister Harin Fernando appealed to international travellers to add Sri Lanka to their travel wish list, assuring tourists are cushioned from the economic shocks the country is undergoing, and that they will be well looked after.

The United Nations Tuesday warned of a worsening food crisis in bankrupt Sri Lanka and said the number of people needing urgent humanitarian help had doubled to 3.4 million.

A school Principal and two policemen arrested for allegedly torturing several Grade 5 students at Millaniya Primary School in Horana were today (November 08) ordered to be remanded till November 16 after being produced before Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court.