Category: Local News

The government has decided to implement a programme to provide 100,000 jobs to eligible persons from low income groups from January 15.

Former Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka has been arrested by the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) in connection with the road accident at Rajagiriya in 2016.

The World Bank has approved a $25 million loan to Sri Lanka to improve the transparency and efficiency of core government and public financial management functions.

Deputy Solicitor General Dileepa Peiris yesterday (17), informed Colombo Additional Magistrate Priyantha Liyanage that Attorney General Dappula de Livera has already ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to record statements from former President Maithripala Sirisena, Parliamentarian and former Premier Ranil Wickremesinghe

A prison vehicle has met with an accident at Digampathana area in Sigiriya early this morning (18) killing one prison guard and injuring three others.

The prices of vehicles such as cars, sports utility vehicles (SUVs) and jeeps will increase between Rs.75,000 and Rs.1 million because of the imposition of the new luxury tax, Vehicle Importers Association of Sri Lanka (VIASL) President Ranjan Pieris said.

United National Party Parliamentarian Sajith Premadasa says a broad alliance will be formed for the upcoming General Election.

Former Secretary to the Ministry of Defence Hemasiri Fernando and Inspector General of Police Pujith Jayasundara, who was sent on mandatory leave, have been further remanded until the 23rd of December.

Prison officers have opened fire at a prisoner who has made an attempt to escape at the Homagama court premises this morning (17).

A special discussion will be held in Colombo between the backbenchers of the United National Party and Parliamentarian Sajith Premadasa.

The government was not in a position to reveal its stand on the Millennium Challenge Corporation agreements, the JVP says.

Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) has criticised lack of due process in case against a local employee of the Swiss Embassy in Sri Lanka.

The two suspects who had been arrested by the CID in connection with the former Minister Rajitha Senaratne’s white van media briefing have been remanded til December 27 when they were produced in court today.

Swiss Embassy local staffer, Garnier Banister Francis, was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on the instructions of the Attorney General a short while ago.

The government has removed the consolidated tax of Rs.36 per kilogram of imported wheat flour and replaced it with the Special Commodity Levy of Rs.8 per kilogram.

Swiss Embassy local staffer-Garnier Banister Francis appeared before the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) once again this morning to give a statement.