Category: Local News

The Government of Canada (Global Affairs Canada) has announced a $ 1.3 million grant for immediate assistance on COVID-19 as well as longer-term strengthening of primary healthcare through WHO Sri Lanka.

At least five persons have died, two have been injured and another person has been reported missing due to the prevailing inclement weather conditions in parts of the country, the Disaster Management Center (DMC) said.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday vowed to keep to his promise of introducing a revolutionary change, as promised, but will not resort to a military type rule.

Cement companies in Sri Lanka have decided to increase the price of a pack of cement by Rs. 177/-.

Sri Lanka will need additional US $ 2 billion in the next 10 years to reduce road fatalities by 50 percent, according to the World Bank.

The Department of Pensions has issued a notification regarding the provision of Agrahara Insurance Benefits to retired State sector employees who retired before the 1st of January 2016.

The 16-year-old youth who drove the vehicle which was involved in a fatal crash that claimed the life of one person at Welisara and his father have been remanded until November 19.

The female body found inside a travelling bag which had been abandoned in the Sapugaskanda area has been identified, Sri Lanka Police said.

The Attorney General has informed the Colombo High Court that the decision on whether to proceed or not with the 2015 ‘Lith’ distribution case filed against Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa will be announced on November 11.

The JVP says the government has failed to fulfil a single pledge made prior to elections.

Former Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) official Thushan Gunawardena questions the rationale behind maintaining the CAA and other outfits such as the Consumer Affairs Council and the Pricing Committee as the government has chosen to do away with price controls.

The Bribery Commission has decided to obtain a statement from former Parliamentarian Ranjan Ramanayake who is serving a four year sentence for committing Contempt of Court, regarding facts that were revealed through the Pandora Papers, a Commission source said.

The body of a female has been recovered from a travelling bag abandoned in Mabima, Sapugaskanda, says the Police Spokesman.

One person died and four others were badly injured in a tragic accident today morning (04) in Mahabage when a jeep travelling from Colombo to Negombo driven by a 16-year old boy lost control and crashed into a car traveling in the opposite direction.

Three persons were injured due to the explosion of a gas tank at a hotel at Kapparatota in Weligama this morning (04).

The Special Commodity Levy of Rs. 65 imposed per kilogram of imported rice has been reduced to 25 cents for the next six months.