Category: Local News

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe says plans are underway to begin construction on 2,000 housing units for low-income families to coincide with the 75th Independence Day celebrations.

Steps have been taken to provide medicines and medical supplies worth Rs. 4,600 million (USD 12 million) with the intervention of the Sri Lanka Embassy in Washington DC, President’s Media Division (PMD) said.

The prices of certain brands of liquor and cigarettes have been increased with effect from midnight yesterday (October 01).

The Government of Sri Lanka has taken measures to waive duties imposed on five imported raw materials for locally produced sanitary napkins in order to make hygiene products more affordable in view of ensuring hygiene among women and school girls, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said.

A 29-year-old woman travelling in a bus has died after reportedly being accidentally shot during a shooting incident at Danowita, Gampaha this morning (October 02).

Popular Sri Lankan actor Darshan Dharmaraj passed away at the age of 41.

China is a most sincere and reliable friend of Sri Lanka, notes the Ambassador Qi Zhenhong in a statement released by the Embassy in commemoration of the 73rd anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China.

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has issued an extraordinary gazette revoking the order issued declaring the High Security Zones.

The prices of Petrol 92 Octane and Petrol 95 Octane will be reduced from midnight today (October 01), Minister of Power & Energy Kanchana Wijesekera said.

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has proposed the establishment of an International University on Climate Change in Sri Lanka in order to enable students from any country in the world to engage in educational activities.

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickramasinghe released a message on World Children’s and Elders day.

A key measure of Sri Lanka’s consumer inflation surged to an annual record 69.8% in September, official data showed on Friday, highlighting the challenge for the central bank as the island reels under its worst financial crisis in seven decades.

Two unidentified bodies have been recovered from Kurundu Oya in the area of Walapane, Sri Lanka Police said.

Japan is prepared to “do its part” over Sri Lanka’s debt issue, but other creditors, such as China and India, should also be involved in efforts to resolve it, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said Thursday.

Sri Lanka has been successful in jumping up the ranking on the 2022 edition of the Global Innovation Index (GII), securing the 85th position in the world ranking and fifth in the regional ranking.

The ‘National Council’ has decided to form two sub-committees related to national policies and economic stabilisation in the inaugural meeting held with the participation of the ruling party and the Opposition yesterday (September 29).