Category: Local News

UN Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka Hanaa Singer-Hamdy, in an interview with Daily Mirror, speaks about the looming food crisis and the initiatives by her office to assist the country. She also shares her views on the effects of Sri Lanka’s decision to introduce organic farming.

Businessman Dhammika Perera’s name was submitted to the National Election Commission to fill the vacant National List seat of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) in Parliament.

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has emphasized the need to maintain more efficient and quality public transport services to attract passengers.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is planning a staff-level mission in the coming weeks to Sri Lanka “to engage on policy discussions on a programme”, the fund’s spokesman Gerry Rice said on Thursday (Jun 9) in Washington.

A Gazette Extraordinary has been issued creating a new portfolio titled Minister of Technology and Investment Promotion and Minister of Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment.

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Basil Rajapaksa who stepped down from his parliamentary seat today (June 09) said that he had not passed the ball to anyone else by his resignation and added he did not even have a ball.

Former Minister Johnston Fernando surrendered before Fort Magistrate Thilina Gamage a short while ago in connection with the the incidents that took place outside Temple Trees (Maina Go Gama) and in Galle Face (Gota Go Gama) on May 09.

The Sri Lanka Electricity (Amendment) Bill taken up for the second reading, was passed in Parliament today (June 09).

Wearing face masks indoors and outdoors in Sri Lanka will not be mandatory effective from tomorrow (June 10), the Director-General of Health Services has announced.

Refuting reports about India’s Adani Group’s links to the Electricity Bill, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara said today (June 09) that Cabinet approval has already been granted to the renewable energy project as a government to government project between India and Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) National list MP Basil Rajapaksa resigned from his Parliamentary seat today (June 09).

The Ceylon Electricity Board Engineers Union (CEBEU) temporarily suspended their island-wide strike action after a discussion with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa last night (June 08).

China has been paying close attention to the current difficulties and challenges Sri Lanka faces and assisting the country within its capacity, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Wednesday.

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has declared the supply of electricity and operations at hospitals and associated services as essential services, which will effect from Wednesday (June 08).

Sri Lankan Businessman Dhammika Perera is tipped to be nominated from the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) national list to the Parliament seat that would be vacated with the resignation of Basil Rajapaksa.

The Supplementary Estimate of Rs. 695 billion for Government expenditure was passed in Parliament today (June 08).