Category: Local News

The World Bank Country Manager in Colombo, Chiyo Kanda has assured that approximately USD 700 million will be disbursed to Sri Lanka within the next few months.

A 30-year -old male was killed and another was injured when unidentified men arrived in a motorcycle and opened fire on them at Bastian Mawatha in Pettah this morning (May 30).

Foreign Secretary of the Philippines, Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Sunday ordered the repatriation of Filipinos in Sri Lanka who want to return home amid the ongoing economic crisis that hit the country.

Sri Lanka will have to import around 700,000 metric tons of rice as the paddy harvest will drop by 50%, this Yala season, United Rice Producers’ Association (URPA), Mudith Perera said.

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in a special statement today (May 29), addressed several issues in the country that are not limited to the economic sphere alone.

Sri Lanka’s fuel crisis is proving beneficial for Thiruvananthapuram airport. SriLankan Airlines, owned by the government of the island nation, has chosen the capital as the refuelling and crew change spot for its long-distance services, bringing in revenue to the airport.

The World Health Organization (WHO) is focusing on assisting in overcoming the shortage of pharmaceuticals and medical equipment in Sri Lanka, says its Director General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

Sri Lanka will pay US $ 72.6 million to buy a 90,000-tonne shipment of Russian oil docked at Colombo’s port for weeks, its energy minister says, as the island nation works to restart its only refinery and address a crippling energy crisis.

A mobile app that came into operation on Friday has detected more than 2,300 vehicles obtaining fuel twice within 24 hours, police said.

Police in Sri Lanka used tear gas and a water cannons Saturday to disperse demonstrators trying to approach the president’s office to demand he resign over the country’s ongoing economic crisis.

The body of the nine-year-old girl, reported missing from the Atulugama area in Bandaragama, has been found in a marshy land near her home, the police said.

A proposal will be submitted to revise the rates of Electricity Bills for consumers with very high electricity consumption, the Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera said today (May 28).

The U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung expressed hope that the government, including the new Prime Minister, would be able to bring about political stability and overcome the current economic crisis.

Traffic congestion was reported on the Southern Expressway towards Matara this morning (May 28) due to an accident, now the road has been cleared and reopened, police said.

Three Senior Deputy Inspector General (Senior DIG) of Police including Senior DIG in charge of the Crime and Traffic Ajith Rohana have been transferred.

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa says the outcome of the educational reform should be to create a good citizen who is also productive to the economy.