Category: Local News

Giving an undertaking to the Supreme Court, the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) said today (February 02) that it would refrain from imposing power cuts until the Contempt of Court application filed by the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) is taken up for consideration tomorrow (February 03), and the matter is concluded.

Nine Police Special Task Force (STF) members were injured after three buses on their way to attend the Independence Day rehearsals in Colombo this morning (February 02) collided with each other, Police said.

Sri Lanka received over 100,000 tourists in January 2023, Minister of Tourism Harin Fernando said on Wednesday.

Neither the Cardinal, Bishops nor any representative from Sri Lanka’s Catholic Church would participate in the 75th Independence Day celebrations, on Saturday (February 04), as it is a ‘crime’ and waste of funds that is being committed against the citizens of Sri Lanka, Spokesman for the Archdiocese of Colombo, Rev. Fr. Cyril Gamini Fernando stated.

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasized that although lives lost during the war cannot be regained, the income lost during the economic war could be regained.

Price of 92 Octane petrol will be increased by Rs. 30 per litre with effect from midnight today (February 01).

Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs of the United States, Victoria Nuland said her country expects China as the largest bilateral creditor to Sri Lanka to give credible assurance to Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring in keeping with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Wasantha Mudalige has been granted bail for three separate cases by the Fort Magistrate’s Court today (February 01).

Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs of the United States, Victoria Nuland met Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Presidential Secretariat this morning (February 01).

Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs of the United States, Victoria Nuland arrived in Sri Lanka this morning (February 01) on an official visit to mark the 75th anniversary of US-Sri Lanka relations.

Sri Lanka’s key inflation rate eased to 54.2% in January from 57.2% in December, the country’s statistics department said on Tuesday.

The extraordinary gazette notification pertaining to the holding of the Local Government election on March 9, 2023, has been published.

The members of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) have unanimously decided not to implement an interim electricity tariff revision with a retrospective effect.

Wasantha Mudalige who was in remand custody under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), has been released by Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has instructed all public officers to refrain from obtaining goods and services on credit basis.

Former Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said he would contest the next presidential election with the support of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP).