Category: Local News

Sri Lanka’s creditor nations held their first meeting Tuesday to discuss restructuring the country’s debt. But the largest creditor, China, stood by as an observer, raising doubts over the success of the process.

Sri Lanka Government had thwarted plans to set fire to 100 houses belonging to lawmakers on May 10 2022 following goon attacks on protesters at Galle Face, Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe said in Parliament yesterday (May 09).

Finance State Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya told Parliament yesterday (May 09) that he has ordered the Trade and Investment Policy Department to  provide him with a report on the sugar price increase in the market.

A group of 41 illegal Sri Lankan immigrants who were arrested and deported by Australian authorities arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) this morning (May 09).

As Sri Lanka’s creditor nations prepare for their first meeting on Tuesday to co-ordinate restructuring of the Indian Ocean nation’s debt, the focus is turning to whether China will attend.

The Sri Lankan Government has decided to introduce paying wards at state hospitals for both locals and foreign nationals.

The main suspect involved in the suspicious death of a 16-year-old girl in Kalutara area has been arrested by the police this morning (May 09).

An individual has been arrested today (May 08) at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) for attempting to smuggle around 7 kg of gold valued at around Rs. 152.5 million into the country.

Vehicles in Sri Lanka that have not obtained revenue licenses for more than 05 years will be removed from the information system of the Department of Motor Traffic.

The price of a kilogram of wheat flour has been increased by Rs. 10 while the price of a kilogram of sugar has been increased by Rs. 25 with immediate effect.

India regained the top inbound market for Sri Lanka’s tourism market after six months as about 20,000 Indian tourists arrived in the island nation in April 2023.

A naked body of a 16-year-old girl was found near the railway line behind a Hotel on Galle Road in Kalutara South last night (May 06).

Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe who is in London attended the Commonwealth Leaders’ meeting on Friday (May 05) with the presence of King Charles III.

Sri Lanka can be put on the path to prosperity if the debt can be made sustainable by implementing the IMF-supported program properly, the Director of Asia & Pacific Department of the IMF Krishna Srinivasan says.

Sri Lanka expects to host 1.55 million visitors and earn 2.7 billion Sri Lankan rupees ($8.4 million) in much-needed tourism revenue this year, as it maps a road to the recovery of its tourism sector amid its worst economic crisis in decades.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that Covid-19 no longer represents a “global health emergency”.