Category: Local News

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) requested the UN to investigate the Sri Lankan dollar crisis.

Arjuna Ranatunga, former captain of Sri Lanka cricket team and a former minister of the country, has sought medical aid from Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust for children of Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka Police arrested at least 12 persons who were protesting near the Parliament premises today afternoon (May 04).

Sri Lanka’s Minister of Finance Ali Sabry today (May 04) informed Parliament that Sri Lanka’s usable foreign reserves are less than USD 50 million at present.

Grama Niladhari’s island-wide commenced a trade union action on Wednesday (May 04) by taking sick leave to protest against the Government.

The Sri Lankan rupee has depreciated to the lowest value against the US dollar in history today (May 04).

Former President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday (May 03) strongly rejected the allegation made by JVP and expected to take action.

Main opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has handed over two no-confidence motions, one against the Government and the other against the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, to the Speaker of Parliament yesterday (May 03).

India has committed more than $3 billion to debt-ridden Sri Lanka in loans, credit lines and credit swaps since January this year, the Indian High Commission said on Tuesday, as the island nation faces its worst economic crisis since independence.

The Chinese Government has decided to award a grant of Chinese Yuan (CNY) 300 Million to Sri Lanka to procure medicine, food, fuel and other essentials.

Leader of the JVP, Parliamentarian Anura Kumara Dissanayake today (May 03) revealed extensive details of incidents of corruption in the country.

Actor Wilson Karunaratne better known as Wilson Karu, a well-known stunt artist in Sinhala cinema has passed away at the age of 79, today (May 03).

The Sri Lanka Government will provide a special cash allowance as relief to identified low income families who are distressed due to the current economic crisis, for three months from May to July.

The cash-strapped Government has to pay over USD 1 million as demurrage for the delay in unloading two shiploads of diesel and petrol (92 and 95).

Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Finance has issued a press release clarifying how the Indian credit facility worth USD 1 billion has been utilised so far.

Sri Lanka has extended a credit line with India by $200 million in order to procure emergency fuel stocks, the country’s power and energy minister said on Monday, with four shipments due to arrive in May.