Category: Local News

Sri Lanka’s power and energy minister Kanchana Wijesekera said on Tuesday his country was expecting a diesel shipment from China that will possibly arrive by the end of November, as his country faces a deep financial crisis.

A dedicated website has been launched by the ministries of transport and energy to register passenger transport three-wheelers in the Western Province for the increased quota of fuel.

A 54-year-old Police sergeant has died after being assaulted by a group of area residents in Kebithigollewa during a unrest that broke out yesterday (October 31) night.

The overall rate of inflation as measured by the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) on Year-on-Year basis has decreased to 66% in October 2022 from 69.8% in September 2022, according to the Department of Census and Statistics.

The price of a 450-gram loaf of bread will be reduced by Rs. 10 with effect from midnight today (October 31), according to the All Ceylon Bakery Owners’ Association.

The 21st amendment to the constitution will take effect from today (October 31) as Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena endorsed the certificate on the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution Bill passed by a special majority in Parliament of Sri Lanka.

Two persons who were on the way to a court case on a motorcycle have been shot at and killed in the Thiranagama area of Hikkaduwa today (October 31), Police said.

Sri Lanka’s Department of Immigration and Emigration says that the investigations carried out regarding dual citizenship will be completed and the final decision of the probes would be given within today (October 31).

In a message of condolence to the Government of India, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe says he is saddened by the collapse of the bridge in Morbi, Gujarat and that the people of Sri Lanka join him in extending their condolences to the government, people of India and the families of those who lost their lives.

Sri Lanka Government will appoint a committee to seek how best to integrate the Tamils of Hill Country Origin further into the Sri Lankan society, said President Ranil Wickremesinghe.

A 27-year-old Sri Lankan man is among those who died in a crush as huge Halloween crowds surged into a narrow street in South Korea’s capital, Seoul yesterday (October 29), according to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ali Sabri.

Sri Lanka’s precariously low foreign reserves suffered another blow this week after Bangladesh’s Central Bank, Bangladesh Bank, directed all banks in that country to only resort to cash deals and no credit with Sri Lankan banks under an international payment settlement gateway.

Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena states that the direct contribution of governors and provincial council officers and former public representatives is essential for the success of the rural economic revival and food security programme.

The Department of Motor Traffic says it will start printing driving licenses from next week.

A 55-year-old Sub-Inspector (SI) attached to Thihagoda Police station has been arrested and interdicted in connection with the shooting of a 15-year old boy in Thihagoda, Matara.

Syria has started buying tea from India after a gap of 50 years, and because of US and European Union sanctions on the Western Asian country, the consignments are routed through Lebanon, traders said.