Category: Local News

Government and government approved private schools in Sri Lanka will function as per normal schedule from 7:30 AM to 1:30 PM on all five days a week from next Monday (August 15), the Education Ministry said.

Ranjan Ramanayake today (August 13) signed the documents relating to a Presidential Pardon.

Broiler chicken and egg prices in Sri Lanka will rise further due to the shortage of dollars and the current economic crisis, manufacturers say.

Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is staying at a hotel in Bangkok in the heart of Thailand’s capital, where police have advised the ousted Sri Lankan president to remain indoors for security reasons, according to a media report on Friday (August 12).

The first ever Dornier aircraft obtained from India will be inducted to Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) Fleet on 15th August to enhance the maritime surveillance capabilities of Sri Lanka.

Postage charges in Sri Lanka have been increased with effect from 15th August, 2022.

Rev. Fr. Jeewantha Peiris who surrendered to the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today (August 12) was released on bail.

Pakistan Navy Ship (PNS) Taimur arrived at the port of Colombo, Sri Lanka on a formal visit this morning (August 12).

The Ministry of Agriculture has taken steps to import 100,000 MT of Urea fertiliser for the Maha Season cultivation.

Colombo Magistrate Thilina Gamage has ordered to further remand 04 suspects including activist Dhaniz Ali until August 26.

Dubai police arrested drug trafficker Nadun Chinthaka Wickramaratne alias ‘Harak Kata’, yesterday (August 11), police said.

The All-Island Canteen Owners’ Association predicts that the price of refrigerated and frozen goods such as yoghurt, ice cream and meat will increase due to the 75 percent hike in electricity tariffs.

A 35,000 MT petrol shipment is due to arrive in Colombo tonight (August 11), Minister of Power & Energy Kanchana Wijesekera said.

Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrived in Thailand on Thursday, according to three Reuters witnesses, as he seek temporary shelter in a second Southeast Asian country after fleeing his island nation last month amid mass protests.

Former Member of Parliament Ranjan Ramanayake is currently in discussions with his lawyers to decide whether to submit an apology for contempt of court, his legal consultants said today (August 11).

Sri Lanka’s justice minister submitted a proposed constitutional amendment to Parliament on Wednesday that would clip the powers of the president, a key demand of protesters calling for political reforms and solutions to the country’s worst economic crisis.