Category: Local News

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.

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has decided to increase fuel prices with effect from midnight today (March 11).

Urban development plans for several major cities were presented to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat, yesterday (March 10).

The Medicines Price Control Committee had granted approval to increase the prices of medicines by 29%.

The All Ceylon Bakery Owners Association announced that the price of a 450g loaf of bread will be increased by Rs. 30/- with effect from midnight today (March 11).

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) and the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) of India are scheduled to sign an agreement for a joint venture to establish a solar power electricity generating plant at Sampur, Trincomalee.

The verdict on the case filed against former Minister Wimal Weerawansa’s wife Shashi Weerawansa on charges of submitting forged documents to obtain a diplomatic passport will be delivered on the 06th May, 2022 the Colombo Magistrate’s Court announced today (March 11).

Prima Ceylon (Pvt) Limited and Serendib Flour Mills (Pvt) Ltd have decided to increase the price of wheat flour by Rs. 38 with immediate effect.