Category: Local News

Defence Secretary Kamal Gunaratne said that there are no plans to abuse military power by unleashing it on peaceful protesters.

A delegation including Finance Minister Ali Sabry, Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe and Finance Ministry Secretary Mahinda Siriwardene left the country this morning to participate in discussions with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

The Government has sought a loan of US$ 700 million from the World Bank to revive the agricultural sector by providing imported agrochemicals and seeds after setbacks suffered in the Maha season.

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Parliamentarian Nipuna Ranawaka was chased by a group of people hooting and asking him to leave immediately.

Sri Lanka’s World Cup-winning cricket captain Arjuna Ranatunga and fellow ex-skipper Sanath Jayasuriya have joined street protests demanding the president step down over the country’s economic crisis.

A plan by Sri Lanka’s state-owned national airline to lease nearly two dozen aircraft has sparked public criticism and opposition condemnation as the country struggles with its worst financial crisis in decades.

SriLankan Airlines on Thursday (April 14) said it received an air cargo order to transport about 102 tons of printed material from Colombo to Entebbe International Airport in Uganda in February 2021.

Former Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa has tested positive for COVID-19.

The Police Sergeant who was arrested for making a statement to the media while among protesters at Galle Face while in uniform, has been granted bail today (April 15).

Issuing of fuel for vehicles will be limited at filling stations from 1.00 pm today, the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) said.

The chairman of Litro Gas Company Thishara Jayasinghe has resigned from the post.

The Police headquarters states that it has decided to take disciplinary action against the Police officer who had attended the protest at Galle Face Green (Gota Go Gama), he has been taken in for questioning by the Police Special Investigations Unit.

Veteran actor and comedian Bandu Samarasinghe has been appointed as Sri Lanka’s Consular General in Milan, Italy, sources said.

Sri Lankans shared milk rice and oil cakes to celebrate their traditional new year on Thursday opposite President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s office, where they camped out for a sixth day demanding his resignation over the worst economic crisis in memory.

Life usually stops in Sri Lanka’s capital during April’s holiday period, but with an economic crisis derailing traditional home celebrations, Colombo’s city centre is instead teeming with frustrated crowds.

Sri Lanka needs between $3 billion to $4 billion this year to pull itself out of an unprecedented economic crisis and plans to start talks with the International Monetary Fund for help, Finance Minister Ali Sabry said.