Category: Local News

Some 27 migrants from Bangladesh, Eritrea, Sri Lanka and Pakistan were apprehended by Arab border security officials when they attempted to cross the border illegally and sneak into Hungary, hiding inside two trucks loaded with textile fabrics and metal bars yesterday.

Convener of the Inter University Students’ Federation (IUSF) Wasantha Mudalige, who is currently in remand custody was hospitalized today (December 23).

A 39-year-old man was shot dead in the area of Kotugoda in Seeduwa this morning (December 23).

11 people were injured in a road accident that took place between Baddegama and Kurundugahahetekma interchanges on the Southern Expressway.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe stressed that everyone should unite to fulfil their moral responsibility for the country, sidelining the traditional political system of trying to grab power at the next election by palming off all the responsibilities on the government.

The Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka donated Rs. 5 million to the Defence Ministry on Wednesday (December 21) towards the development of the National Cadet Corps (NCC).

The Government of Sri Lanka has declared a special public holiday on Monday (December 26), the Ministry of Public Administration and Home Affairs said.

The Government of Sri Lanka decided to reorganise the existing conventional institutional set-up and establish the International Trade Office.

Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Education has decided not to have term tests for primary sections of schools which are scheduled to start their school year in March.

The National Election Commission has Rs.10 billion to conduct elections in 2023, Commissioner General of Elections Saman Sri Ratnayake said.

Sri Lanka’s National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) (LKNCPI=ECI) eased year-on-year to 65% in November after a 70.6% jump in October, the statistics department said on Wednesday.

The Government of Sri Lanka has focused on bringing in foreign investors to Sri Lanka for climate change mitigation projects.

The liquor stores island-wide will be closed on December 25, Commissioner General of Excise Department confirmed.

Electricity tariffs would definitely be increased from January 2023, Minister of Power & Energy Kanchana Wijesekera said today (December 21).

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has granted Rs. 8 Billion to Sri Lanka for the benefit of 1.2 million farming families, the President’s Media Division says.

Three women were killed when a van crashed into a bus halt at Bedigamuwa Junction in Narammala this morning (December 21).