Category: Local News

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), in its annual financial report, has outlined a fund of USD 100 million for crisis-hit Sri Lanka.

Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court today (October 27) issued notice to Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to submit a report regarding the investigations into a complaint against State Minister Diana Gamage.

An Extraordinary Gazette notification has been issued increasing the fees applicable for the registration of private and public sector companies and societies in Sri Lanka.

A petition has been filed before the Supreme Court today (October 27) challenging the Inland Revenue (Amendment) Draft Bill presented in Parliament of Sri Lanka.

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe issued an extraordinary gazette moving the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) and related institutions from the purview of the Ministry of Defence to the Ministry of Technology.

Two chartered flights of essential medicines worth Rs.1.8 billion gifted by China will arrive in Sri Lanka today (October 27).

A 2.5% social security tax will be added to the electricity tariff with effect from October 01, 2022, the Public Utilities Commission (PUCSL) says.

Cabinet paper has been presented to legalise cannabis in Sri Lanka, State minister of Indigenous medicine Sisira Jayakody said.

It is easy to criticise measures taken by authorities and those in power without providing any alternatives, Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) Nandalal Weerasinghe said.

Sri Lankan born Ranil Jayawardena has resigned from his role as Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ahead of a to-be-expected cabinet reshuffling following the appointment of the UK’s new Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak.

Following the enactment of the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, dual citizenship holders are not allowed to be Members of Parliament, Lekakadikari of the Asgiriya Chapter Venerable Medagama Dhammananda Thera said.

Venerable Galwewa Siridhamma Thero, who is detained in Tangalle under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), has been admitted to the National Hospital due to an illness, according to the hospital sources.

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Asia in the U.S. Robert Kaproth arrived in Sri Lanka today (October 25).

Park officials and 07 safari tour guides who accompanied a group in a fleet of vehicles who operated recklessly inside the Yala National Park and harassed the wildlife, have been interdicted.

The Election Commission of Sri Lanka does not have the ability to make decisions regarding Dual Citizenship, Election Commission Chairman Nimal G. Punchihewa said.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has pardoned 08 Tamil prisoners including 03 accused of attempting to assassinate former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga who had consented to their release, the President’s Media Division (PMD) reported.