Category: Local News

Rural Roads and Other Infrastructure State Minister Nimal Lanza has threatened to resign from his post if the government does not withdraw the gazette notification empowering the Urban Development Authority (UDA) to acquire hundreds of hectares from the Muthurajawela wetlands.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa says that the government has assured through actions that Sri Lanka’s ancient Buddhist heritage sites are safeguarded and that it will continue to provide patronage to protect the country’s values, traditions and customs.

Opposition and SJB leader Sajith Premadasa last week claimed people are burning with fire in heart instead of fire in hearth.

Police say that several deaths were reported due to drowning in the past 24 hours in various parts of the island.

Around 120,000 Sri Lankans left Sri Lanka in 2021 seeking foreign employment, the State Ministry of Foreign Employment Promotion and Market Diversification said on Friday (December 31).

A decision on whether to seek a bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is likely to be taken at tomorrow’s Cabinet meeting, according to two ministers.

Sri Lanka’s Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa would lead a delegation to the ‘Vibrant Gujarat’ summit to be held from January 10 to 12, Indian media reported quoting official sources.

The price of a 50kg bag of local cement will be increased by Rs.100 with effect from today (January 01), Local Cement companies announced.

The Sri Lanka Navy has made a significant contribution to the realization of the government’s efforts to save the future generation of the nation from the menace of drugs.

The New Year 2022 has dawned with good wishes and aspirations for all. At the dawn of the New Year, we must all be determined to overcome the challenges of the future with strength, inspired by the difficult experiences of life, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said in his New Year Message.

Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has called on everyone to make 2022 a transformational year dedicated to realizing the “Vistas of Prosperity and Splendour” for the people.

The special commodity levy imposed for a kilogram of imported potatoes and big onions has been reduced by Rs. 30 with effect from midnight (December 31), the Finance Ministry announced.

The Director General of Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL), Mr. Oshada Senanayake has tendered his resignation.

Sri Lanka plans to further lease out the 14 Lanka IOC (LIOC) operated oil tanks at the Trincomalee Oil Tank Farm to the same company for 50 more years, Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila says.

The Excise Department of Sri Lanka says they will make it compulsory to paste a protective sticker on top of all local and imported liquor bottles and cans, from the 03rd of January 2022.

Another 41 cases of Omicron COVID variant have been detected in Sri Lanka.