Category: Local News

Sri Lanka’s economic activity is coming to a near standstill as the island nation, facing its worst financial crisis, runs out of fuel for transport with little sign of fresh supplies arriving.

Nine persons including a woman have been arrested following a clash between the public and Police at a filling station in Athurugiriya last night (June 17).

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said that although the food crisis could directly affect four to five million Sri Lankans in the future, steps would be taken to control it.

The Sri Lanka Army is set to embark upon another project of national and timely importance established its Green Agriculture Steering Committee of the Army (GASC) on Thursday (June 16) in order to supplement and promote the island’s food security program by cultivating more than 1500 acres of barren or abandoned state lands across the country.

Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Public Administration has issued a circular announcing a two-week, work-from-home period for public sector workers from Monday (June 20).

Nine Sri Lanka Army Intelligence personnel who were remanded over the enforced disappearance and murder of journalist Prageeth Ekneligoda, were released on bail today (June 17) by the Colombo Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar.

The Chairman of the Consumer Affairs Authority Major General (Retired) D.M.S. Dissanayaka has tendered his resignation today (June 17).

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is to present a roadmap on overcoming the current economic crisis to the parliament soon, local media reported today (June 17).

A police officer has committed suicide by shooting himself with his firearm, in front of the office of the Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG) in Tangalle.

The Sri Lanka government says it is looking into operating state institutions and schools online for two weeks considering several issues including the fuel shortage experienced in the country.

Sri Lanka’s fuel stocks will last for about five more days, its power and energy minister said on Thursday, as the island nation awaits official confirmation from the Indian government for a new $500 million credit line for fuel.

Sri Lanka could have avoided its current economic turmoil if it had gone to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a bailout sooner, the country’s central bank governor says.

Sky-rocketing food and fuel prices in Sri Lanka have precipitated the worst political unrest in the South Asian country in years, as tens of thousands of demonstrators march for change on empty stomachs.

The Ministry of Education has declared a school holiday for government and government-approved private schools tomorrow (June 17) as a special holiday due to transportation difficulties.

The United States announced today that it will provide $6 million in emergency assistance to address the needs of marginalized and vulnerable communities impacted by Sri Lanka’s economic crisis.

A man who was standing in a queue to buy petrol at Wekada petrol shed in Panadura died this morning (June 16), police said.