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Oct 10 2024 October 10, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 11:22 am
Murdu Nirupa Bidushinie Fernando sworn in as Acting Chief Justice of Sri Lanka

Murdu Nirupa Bidushinie Fernando sworn in as Acting Chief Justice of Sri Lanka

October 10, 2024 - 11:22 am

Justice of the Supreme Court, Murdu Nirupa Bidushinie Fernando, took her oath as the Acting Chief Justice of Sri Lanka this morning (October 10) at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.

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Oct 10 2024 October 10, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 9:34 am
Sri Lanka President discusses revenue strategies with Customs and Inland Revenue

Sri Lanka President discusses revenue strategies with Customs and Inland Revenue

October 10, 2024 - 9:34 am

A meeting between Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and senior officials from the Sri Lanka Customs Department and the Inland Revenue Department took place yesterday (October 9) at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.

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Oct 10 2024 October 10, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 8:56 am
Sri Lanka tourism - Elephants

Sri Lanka sees slow start to October with 25,966 tourist arrivals

October 10, 2024 - 8:56 am

Sri Lanka welcomed 25,966 tourists in the first six days of October, showing a slow start for the month ahead of the winter season, according to data from the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA).

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Oct 10 2024 October 10, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 8:41 am
SriLankan Airlines

Sarath Ganegoda appointed chairman of SriLankan Airlines

October 10, 2024 - 8:41 am

Sarath Ganegoda has been appointed as the new Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, effective October 9, 2024.

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Oct 09 2024 October 9, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 3:15 pm
Nuwara Eliya Post Office

Nuwara Eliya post office will remain for postal operations

October 9, 2024 - 3:15 pm

Minister Vijitha Herath announced that the iconic 130-year-old Nuwara Eliya Post Office will be used exclusively for postal operations, suspending previous plans by the former government to convert it into a hotel – a proposal that faced widespread protests.

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Oct 09 2024 October 9, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 1:55 pm
Sri Lanka Rupee vs US Dollar

Sri Lankan Rupee appreciated against U.S. Dollar on October 9, 2024

October 9, 2024 - 1:55 pm

The Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR) has appreciated against the US Dollar (USD) today (October 9), as per the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL).

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Oct 09 2024 October 9, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 12:15 pm
Ranjan Ramanayake

Ranjan Ramanayake launches United Democratic Voice political party today

October 9, 2024 - 12:15 pm

Former Member of Parliament and Sri Lankan actor Ranjan Ramanayake launched a political party named the United Democratic Voice today (October 9).

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Oct 09 2024 October 9, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 9:56 am
U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung meets with the Secretary to the President of Sri Lanka, Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake

U.S. offers support for Sri Lanka’s economic development and good governance

October 9, 2024 - 9:56 am

The United States of America has expressed its willingness to provide any necessary cooperation to strengthen the economy of Sri Lanka.

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Oct 09 2024 October 9, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 9:00 am
Brown eggs

Egg prices in Sri Lanka surge again amid supply concerns

October 9, 2024 - 9:00 am

The retail price of eggs in Sri Lanka has increased again.

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Oct 09 2024 October 9, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 8:36 am
Sri Lanka railway train

Train services from Colombo Fort to Badulla limited due to film project

October 9, 2024 - 8:36 am

The Sri Lanka Railways Department has announced that train services between Colombo Fort and Badulla will be limited to Ella station from today (October 9) until October 15, 2024, due to an Indo-Lanka joint film project.

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Oct 08 2024 October 8, 2024 April 6, 2026 1Comment 5:33 pm
United Nations Human Rights logo

Sri Lanka reiterates opposition to UN Human Rights Council resolution 51/1

October 8, 2024 - 5:33 pm

Sri Lanka has officially rejected the proposed draft resolution at the ongoing 57th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), which runs from September 9 to October 11, 2024, in Geneva.

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Oct 08 2024 October 8, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 4:12 pm
Paddy farmers spray fertilizer

Farmers in Sri Lanka to receive fertilizer subsidy starting Monday

October 8, 2024 - 4:12 pm

Cabinet Spokesman, Minister Vijitha Herath, announced that the Rs. 25,000 fertilizer subsidy for paddy farmers will commence in the Ampara District next Monday (October 14).

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Oct 08 2024 October 8, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 11:32 am
Excise Department of Sri Lanka

U.D.N. Jayaweera appointed as Acting Commissioner General of Excise, replacing J.M. Gunasiri

October 8, 2024 - 11:32 am

Sri Lanka’s Cabinet has approved the appointment of a new Acting Commissioner General for the Department of Excise, effective immediately.

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Oct 08 2024 October 8, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 9:23 am
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake with Takafumi Kadono

ADB pledges financial support for tourism, energy, and small-scale industries in Sri Lanka

October 8, 2024 - 9:23 am

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has expressed its willingness to provide financial assistance for the development of tourism, energy, and small-scale industries in Sri Lanka.

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Oct 08 2024 October 8, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 8:35 am
Lotus Tower in Colombo, Sri Lanka

Police reveal details of schoolgirl’s tragic jump from Lotus Tower

October 8, 2024 - 8:35 am

The police have revealed details about a schoolgirl who took her own life by jumping from the 29th floor to the 3rd floor of the Lotus Tower in Colombo, within the Maradana Police Division, yesterday evening (October 7).

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Oct 07 2024 October 7, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 7:06 pm
Bribery Commission Sri Lanka - Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC)

Bribery Commission Director General Kanishka Wijeratne resigns

October 7, 2024 - 7:06 pm

Kanishka Wijeratne, the Director General of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), gave an undertaking today (October 7) to the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka to resign from his position.

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