Category: Local News

Janaki Siriwardena, a well-known business personality in Sri Lanka, who was working in the Colombo Fort Krish Project has been arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) today (November 04).

Sri Lanka has detected its first case of monkeypox in a person who arrived from Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Ministry of Health says.

Sri Lanka said it held a productive meeting with its bilateral creditors, which include India and China, on Thursday as the country looks to restructure its debt and carve a path out of its worst financial crisis in decades.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe pointed out that although the formation of the National Assembly has been concluded to bring far-reaching systematic changes, satisfactory progress has not been made with regard to other proposals.

The European Union (EU) has reaffirmed its commitment to support Sri Lanka’s efforts to successfully overcome the current unprecedented economic crisis during the Sixth Working Group on Governance, Rule of Law and Human Rights met in Colombo on 28 October 2022.

The Offshore Patrol Vessel P 627, acquired by the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) from the United States Coast Guard arrived at the Port of Colombo yesterday morning (November 02). The ship began her home-bound journey from the Port of Seattle on 03rd September 2022 and arrived in Colombo after about 10656 nautical miles (19734 km) of sea passage.

Another round of discussion on restructuring Sri Lanka’s debt will be held online today (November 03), says State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe.

Hundreds of people marched in Sri Lanka’s largest city Colombo on Wednesday protesting against higher taxes, inflation and alleged state-led repression as the country struggles to emerge from its worst financial crisis in seven decades.

Sri Lanka Police have informed the various protest groups including students, trade unions and political parties that permission will not be granted to conduct any protest opposite the Fort Railway Station in Colombo or in close proximity today (November 02).

MP Rishad Bathiudeen, who was named a suspect in a case filed over Easter Sunday terror attacks, has been released by Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court.

12 political parties, 20 trade unions and over 150 organisations in Sri Lanka will join the peaceful protest march today (November 02) against the repressive programme allegedly carried out by the Government of Sri Lanka.

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa is a regressive character, and we have no link with regressive forces like the Samagi Jana Balawegaya and Frontline Socialist Party organized protests, JVP Political Bureau Member K. D. Lal Kantha said.

Sri Lanka’s power and energy minister Kanchana Wijesekera said on Tuesday his country was expecting a diesel shipment from China that will possibly arrive by the end of November, as his country faces a deep financial crisis.

A dedicated website has been launched by the ministries of transport and energy to register passenger transport three-wheelers in the Western Province for the increased quota of fuel.

A 54-year-old Police sergeant has died after being assaulted by a group of area residents in Kebithigollewa during a unrest that broke out yesterday (October 31) night.

The overall rate of inflation as measured by the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) on Year-on-Year basis has decreased to 66% in October 2022 from 69.8% in September 2022, according to the Department of Census and Statistics.