Category: Local News

A team of technical experts from European Union are helping Sri Lanka’s government assess the environmental damage caused by the sinking of a container ship that was carrying chemicals and caught fire, the government said Friday.

The ongoing island-wide travel restrictions will be lifted at 4.00 am on June 21 (Monday), Army Commander General Shavendra Silva said.

Mobile service permits of vendors selling fruits and vegetables at higher prices will be revoked, says the Presidential Task Force on Economic Revival & Poverty Alleviation.

The Indian High Commission in Colombo today denied media reports that a group of Sri Lankan fishermen were attacked physically by the Indian Navy, stating that it was blatantly false.

At a time when Sri Lanka faces the possible danger of losing its GSP Plus concession, economic experts warn that having to pay duty will make the country less competitive in the International market.

An extraordinary gazette has been issued on Thursday (17) declaring services provided by certain state institutions, Local Authorities and Co-operative Societies as essential services.

With Sri Lanka moving ahead with the China-backed Colombo Port City project, India on Thursday said it expects that the island nation will remain mindful of their ‘‘excellent bilateral cooperation’’, including for mutual security in the maritime domain.

The JVP says the government is capable of reducing increased fuel prices.

The Delta variant (B.1.617.2), first identified in India has been detected from the community for the first time in Sri Lanka.

The COVID-19 task force has decided not to allow consumers to purchase liquor online through supermarket chains, Army Commander General Shavendra Silva said.

The Medical Officer of Health (MOH) in Habaraduwa lodged a complaint against a driver and a minor employee of the MOH office in connection with a theft of 30 doses of Sinopharm vaccines valued Rs. 90,000.

Deputy DG of Health Services Dr. Hemantha Herath says if the public intentionally flout the ongoing travel restrictions, imposed to curb the spread of the third wave of the COVID19 pandemic, then there would be no alternative left for the health authorities but to further extend the restrictions for a further fortnight.

The Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA) and the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) yesterday registered their opposition for a Finance Ministry decision to allow consumers to purchase liquor online through supermarket chains.

The Samagi Jana Blawegaya (SJB) signed a 10-point no-confidence motion against Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila over the fuel price hike at the Opposition Leader’s Office in Colombo today (16).

A special meeting held between the Cabinet Sub-Committee on revision of gas prices and representatives of LP gas companies today (June 16) has ended without reaching an agreement.

The Ministry of Finance has reportedly approved for the public to purchase liquor through an online procedure, Commissioner of Excise Kapila Kumarasinghe stated.