Category: Local News

A two-year-old juvenile leopard died after being caught in a trap in the Newlands section of Westhall estate in the Nawalapitiya Police Division, yesterday (August 25).

Japan is seeking to organise a Sri Lanka creditors’ conference, hoping it could help solve the South Asia nation’s debt crisis, but uncertainties cloud the outlook for any talks, three people with knowledge of the planning said.

Former Parliamentarian Ranjan Ramanayake who is serving time for contempt of court apologised to the court via an affidavit today (August 25).

‘Aragalaya’ Activist Senadhi Guruge who was arrested for abducting and assaulting two Sri Lanka Army intelligence officers remanded until September 02, 2022, by the Fort Magistrate’s Court today (August 25).

The committee appointed to investigate whether the Military and State Intelligence services have failed to suppress the incidents of May 09 has concluded the evidence hearing.

A circular making it mandatory for state sector workers to remit a certain sum of dollars to Sri Lanka monthly after travelling overseas on no pay leave was issued by the Ministry of Finance, Economic Stabilisation and National Policies.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation which arrived in Sri Lanka, met with Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe today (August 24).

One person has been shot dead in the area of Uragasmanhandiya in Elpitiya this evening (August 24).

Sri Lanka is urging China to dramatically change its stance on debt relief, President Ranil Wickremesinghe told Nikkei Asia in an exclusive interview, conceding that reaching a deal will be no simple task.

Sri Lanka Police arrested several ‘Aragalaya’ activists today (August 24) including Venerable Balangoda Kashyapa Thero, Senadhi Guruge.

A man was killed and another person was injured in two separate shooting incidents which took place in Gampaha and Ahungalla today (August 24).

A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will meet Sri Lanka’s president on Wednesday for talks to finalise a bailout package, including restructuring debt of about $29 billion, amid the nation’s worst financial crisis in more than seven decades.

Saman Perera, the Chairman of the Ape Jana Bala Party, has been arrested by the Tangalle Police for harbouring a suspect allegedly involved in a murder.

A circular has been issued summoning all public sector employees to work all five days as before, with effect from today (August 24).

The Ministry of Finance has temporarily suspended the import of more than 300 items with effect from yesterday (August 23) under the Import and Export Control Act.

Sri Lanka’s nationwide inflation, as measured by the year-on-year (YoY) change in the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI), increased to 66.7 percent in July 2022, from 58.9 percent in June 2022.