Category: Local News

Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is scheduled to address the nation on Wednesday (March 16), President’s Media Division said.

The Sri Lankan rupee has depreciated to the lowest value against the US dollar in history today (March 14).

Leader of the United National Party Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says there is no use of forming a national government to resolve the prevailing crises.

Sri Lanka’s Former Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila has called on the government to slash the taxes imposed on fuel and provide relief to the People.

Minister Vasudeva Nanayakkara handed over his official residence and vehicles to the Ministry Secretary today (March 14).

The Development Officers Service Union will launch a sick note campaign today (March 14) based on several demands including salary anomalies of graduates in the state sector.

A senior International Monetary Fund (IMF) official will be visiting Sri Lanka on Monday and Tuesday to brief President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on the fund’s assessment of the crisis-hit economy, Sri Lanka mission chief Masahiro Nozaki told Reuters.

Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud arrived in Sri Lanka at 1.20 AM today (March 14) for a one day official visit.

The price of a 50kg bag of cement has been increased by Rs. 350, the traders announced today (March 13).

After considering the demands made by the bus associations, a decision has been reached to increase bus fares from midnight tomorrow (March 14).

The Container Transporters Association has decided to increase transport costs by 60% with effect from midnight today (March 13).

The JVP claims that expatriate remittances have decreased by USD $ 2 billion last year compared to 2020.

More than 4,800 state-owned vehicles are to be disposed of by April 30 following a government directive to speed up the disposal or repair of vehicles not in running condition owned by all government agencies including provincial councils.

The prices of essential food items are expected to go up during the upcoming festive season, the Essential Food Commodities Importers & Traders Association says.

Amidst rising reports that a national government was being discussed between the Rajapaksa brothers and UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe which would see President Gotabaya Rajapaksa as head of state and Wickremesinghe as the new Prime Minister…

Sri Lanka will begin talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) next month on a plan to help the crisis-hit country, where a foreign exchange shortage has squeezed essential imports amid looming debt payments, three sources said on Friday.