Category: Local News

Businesses with multiple vehicles can now register all vehicles with the Business Registration Number to obtain the National Fuel Pass, Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wikesekera said.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Sri Lanka should kick off debt restructuring talks with its bilateral lender China, while the island state’s government seeks a financing loan from the Washington-based fund.

The head of the U.S. government aid agency called on China on Wednesday to help Sri Lanka and other nations that had borrowed heavily from Beijing with debt restructuring, not just with lines of credit and emergency loans.

04 people were killed in shooting incidents that took place in Gampaha, Ambalangoda and Mount Lavinia in Sri Lanka within 24 hours.

The emergency regulations declared by the Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe was approved in Parliament today (July 27) with the majority of votes.

Ambassador of the United States to Sri Lanka, Julie Chung said that she met with Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe today (July 27) to discuss how Sri Lanka arrived at this point of economic and political crisis.

Singapore has granted another stay of 14 days to Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the city state’s Straits Times newspaper said today (July 27).

Four persons including notorious criminal Saman Rohitha Perera alias ‘Pas Podda’ have been injured in a shooting outside the Gampaha Magistrate’s Court this afternoon (July 27), police said.

The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka today (July 27) extended the travel ban imposed on former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and former Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa until August 02.

More than 4 million users (4,096,824) have registered and obtained the National Fuel Pass as of 9:00 PM yesterday (July 26), Minister of Power & Energy Kanchana Wijesekara said.

National carrier SriLankan Airlines yesterday (July 26) said it paid the interest in full on its US$ 175 million bond due in 2024 using company funds.

Chairman of the United National Party Wajira Abeywardena has taken oath as a National List Member of Parliament.

After helping Sri Lanka with an unprecedented assistance of around $4 billion since January as the country plunged into a deep economic crisis, India is now planning to invest heavily in newer sectors through both private and public firms there, Gopal Baglay, high commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, told ThePrint in an interview.

A leading Galle Face protest site activist Dhaniz Ali has been arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) while trying to leave for Dubai on a flight from the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) this evening (July 26), Police said.

A meeting was held between JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Indian High Commissioner Gopal Bagle at the Indian High Commission in Colombo this afternoon (July 26).

Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will return to Sri Lanka from Singapore, Cabinet spokesman Bandula Gunewardena said today (July 26).