Category: Local News

In Sri Lanka, which is battling a crushing economic crisis, is now facing another predicament with its women, most of them who have lost their jobs in the textile sector, now forced to become sex workers to earn a livelihood, the ANI reported.

Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe arrived at Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy this morning (July 30).

The dead body washed ashore on the Galle Face beach yesterday (July 29) has been identified as a young man residing in Pannipitiya area, Police said.

A 71-year-old person who was waiting in a queue at a filling station in Pussellawa to obtain fuel passed away yesterday (July 29).

The U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie J. Chung met Sri Lanka’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry today (July 29) for a discussion.

China said on Friday it hoped “relevant parties” would refrain from interfering with its legitimate maritime activities after New Delhi voiced concern over a Chinese military ship’s planned visit to a port in India’s southern neighbor Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka has resumed technical discussions with the International Monetary Fund on a potential bailout after a new government took office, the finance ministry said on Friday.

Sri Lanka’s inflation climbed to 60.8% in July 2022 while the inflation grew by 4.5% in July, in contrast with June 2022, indicates the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI).

The World Bank Group says it is deeply concerned about the dire economic situation and its impact on the people of Sri Lanka

The Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) is going to launch a pilot program to allocate a separate lane for bicycle users today (July 29) as there is a significant increase in the use of push bikes in Sri Lanka due to current fuel and transport problems.

A 20-year old woman had died and her sister was injured after they were hit by a moving train in Wellawatte last night (July 28), police said.

India, which is trying to expand its influence in crisis-hit Sri Lanka after China made deep inroads there, said on Thursday it was aware of reports about the planned visit of a Chinese vessel to a Sri Lankan port built with money from Beijing.

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has decided to prorogue Parliament with effect from midnight today (July 28).

The successful formation of a government under the new President Ranil Wickremesinghe is an important precondition for resolving Sri Lanka’s debt default

Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today (July 28) issued arrest warrants on activists Lahiru Weerasekara and Venerable Tampitiye Sugathananda Thero over failure to attend a court proceeding.

Colombo Fort Magistrate Thilina Gamage has ordered the OIC of the Fort Police today (July 28), that the money found by the activists in the President’s House and handed over to the police be presented to the court immediately.