Category: Local News

The Petroleum Resources Bill has been passed in Parliament with amendments today (October 06).

The bail application put forward by the software engineer of Epic Lanka Technologies, who was arrested in connection with the erasure of National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) data, has been rejected.

Businessman Thirukumar Nadesan, the husband of Former Sri Lankan Minister Nirupama Rajapaksa, whose name transpired in Pandora Papers, in a letter to the President said that he and his wife are totally innocent and are guilty of no wrongdoing.

Cabinet approval has been granted to set up a company affiliated to the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation for the production of liquefied petroleum (LP) gas.

Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has instructed the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery (CIABOC) to conduct an inquiry into the Sri Lankans that were named in the controversial ‘Pandora Papers’.

The world’s largest container ship ‘Ever Ace’ arrived at the Port of Colombo last night on the return of her maiden voyage.

Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa says the government must appoint a Parliament Select Committee promptly to investigate revelations made through the Pandora Papers.

Agriculture Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage said he is not satisfied with the investigation into the alleged match-fixing at the ICC World Cup 2011, which was reported by him during his tenure as the Sports Minister.

Trade Minister Bandula Gunawardena yesterday admitted in Parliament that there had been a massive garlic scam in the Lanka Sathosa.

Asian Development Bank (ADB) Director-General for South Asia Department Kenichi Yokoyama has assured President Gotabaya Rajapaksa that the bank will support the promotion of Small- and Medium-Scale Enterprises (SMEs) in Sri Lanka.

Primary sections of schools with less than 200 students, which are under the purview of Provincial Councils, will reopen on October 21, 2021.

Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has issued a message to mark World Teachers’ Day.

The JVP yesterday (4) slammed the Government for not responding to Pandora Papers, the most expensive leak of tax haven files in history..

Sri Lanka could develop its 100 oil tanks in Trincomalee only through a joint venture with India as per the Indo-Lanka accord signed in 1987, Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila told Parliament yesterday (04).

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa says that as the oldest democratic country in the region, which has never been under a dictatorship or an authoritarian regime in any period of its history, Sri Lanka will provide solutions for issues based on democratic systems and models.

New Delhi: Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla’s ongoing visit to Sri Lanka assumes critical significance in the development of bilateral ties between New Delhi and Colombo with both governments eager to reset strained ties over the delay in infrastructure projects compared with those the island nation has with China.