The National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) has planned to reduce the prices of 90 types of medicines.

Deputy Minister of Labour Mahinda Jayasinghe announced in Parliament today (January 9) that the government is planning a significant salary increase for public sector employees in the upcoming budget.

The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has sentenced the General Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) organization, Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero, to 9 months of simple imprisonment for making a defamatory statement about the religion of Islam.

The Appropriation Bill, also known as the budget for the year 2025, is scheduled to be presented to the Parliament of Sri Lanka today (January 9) for its first reading.

The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) has announced that the use of unregistered mobile phones and communication devices within Sri Lanka will be prohibited in the future.

The newly appointed Commander of the Sri Lanka Army, Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo, called on the Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd.), at the Defence Ministry in Sri Jayawardenepura, Kotte, yesterday (January 8).

The Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Priyantha Weerasooriya, has initiated investigations into 1,042 candidates and 197 party secretaries and independent group leaders.

Sri Lanka will focus on stronger recovery this year after the island nation posted real GDP growth of 5% in 2024, the highest in seven years, its central bank chief said on Wednesday, hoping to accelerate a rebound from its worst financial crisis in decades.

A meeting held today (January 8) between private bus unions in Sri Lanka and Acting Inspector General of Police Priyantha Weerasooriya was described as successful by union representatives.

Sri Lanka’s Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), chaired a meeting on the ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ initiative with senior Ministry officials and heads of institutions under the Ministry’s purview, including the tri-force chiefs, at the Ministry auditorium on the evening of January 7, 2025.

A female teacher who leaked the Grade 6 and 7 Term Test questions for government schools in the North Central Province has been immediately suspended, according to Sirimewan Dharmasena, the Education Secretary of the North Central Province.

The Lanka Private Bus Owners’ Association (LPBOA) has stated that a final decision regarding the planned bus strike, initiated as a protest against police-conducted bus inspections, will be made today (January 8).

The Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils, and Local Government has announced that Sri Lanka’s 77th Independence Day celebrations will be held with reduced costs, fewer guests, and scaled-down activities, while maintaining their dignity.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake held an extensive discussion with officials from the Ministry of Finance today (January 7) at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Sri Lanka later this year, the Indian High Commission in Colombo announced on Tuesday (January 7). However, the exact dates are yet to be finalized by both sides.

Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), extended his heartfelt congratulations to Midshipman T.M.I. Vimukthi Tennakoon of the Sri Lanka Navy for receiving the prestigious Sword of Honour.