Category: Local News

Although the Government offered to purchase a kilo of paddy at Rs. 75 rate, the farmers have refused to sell paddy at a rate below Rs. 120 per kilo, leaders of farmer unions stressed yesterday (26), at a media briefing held near Parakrama Samudra paddy field, Polonnaruwa.

Supermarket shelves are bare and restaurants can’t serve meals, but Sri Lanka’s economic crisis is a bonanza for used car dealers, with vehicle shortages pushing prices higher than a house in a nice area.

Chairman of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) M.M.C Ferdinando has tendered his resignation to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa citing personal reasons.

Earnings from exports in November 2021 have recorded the highest monthly export value in history, notching up a total of USD 1.211 billion, says the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL).

A massive protest organised by the UNP in collaboration with various trade unions and political parties was held opposite the Galle SLTB bus terminal last evening (25), condemning the rule of the Government as well as increase in prices of essential commodities.

Senior DIG Ajith Rohana has been appointed as the Senior Police Spokesperson, the Police Headquarters announced today (January 25).

The Cabinet of Ministers has decided to allocate Rs. 40 billion to compensate paddy farmers for drop damages sustained during the last Maha Season, says Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage.

With the number of COVID cases continuing to soar due to spread of the Omicron variant, hospitalisations have increased by 10 percent while the number of patients depending on Oxygen has increased by eight percent.

While disclosing that he had refused numerous invitations to obtain citizenship and work in developed countries, Minister of Energy Udaya Gammanpila said he declined all such offers as Sri Lanka is one of the most unique countries in the world.

Foreign Minister Prof. G.L.Peiris yesterday said that the Government of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has a plan and the ability to overcome challenges the country is facing within a democratic framework.

Two vessels with around 330 kg of heroin believed to have a street value of over Rs. 3 billion have been seized off the southern coast of Sri Lanka today (January 24).

Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Governor told CNBC that the South Asian nation doesn’t need an economic lifeline from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Matale District MP Rohini Kavirathna has tested positive for COVID-19.

Minister of Power Gamini Lokuge says that a decision has been taken not to impose any power cuts today (January 24), following discussions with the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

A one-hour power cut will be implemented throughout the country today due to insufficient supply of furnace oil and diesel to Sapugaskanda and Kelanitissa Power Stations from the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation, Ceylon Electricity Board Engineers’ Union (CEBEU) said.

The UK Government may ­continue training police officers in Sri Lanka despite Police Scotland pulling out of the contract amid escalating concern around human rights abuses.