Category: Local News

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.

Sri Lanka Government has decided to replace the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) with a new Act titled the National Security Act.

Sri Lanka ranked 5th among the 10 countries with the highest food price inflation in the latest World Bank assessment.

U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung yesterday said that using laws that do not conform with international human rights standards like the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) erodes democracy in Sri Lanka.

British High Commission in Colombo says it is concerned about the reported use of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA).

The European Union (EU) representatives in Sri Lanka expressed concern about reports on the use of the Prevention of Terrorism Act in the recent arrests.

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has granted approval to detain and interrogate the Convener of the Inter-University Students’ Federation (IUSF) Wasantha Mudalige, Activist Hashantha Jeewantha Gunathilake, and Galwewa Siridhamma Thera for a period of 90-days under the Prevention of Terrorism Act.