Sri Lanka will likely approve on Monday a proposal from Chinese state refiner Sinopec to build a $4.5-billion-dollar refinery, the South Asian island nation’s energy minister said on Saturday.

Four Sri Lanka Police officers were arrested in connection with the death of a person who was in remand custody at the Jaffna Prison.

Special Rapporteurs of the United Nations have expressed concerns over the proposed Online Safety Act and Broadcasting Regulatory Commission Act.

Sri Lanka’s central bank signaled it will pause after cutting interest rates for a fourth time this year as the economy gradually recovers from its unprecedented crisis and inflation bottoms out.

State Minister Diana Gamage’s request seeking an enjoining order preventing Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa from functioning as the leader of Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) and Ranjith Madduma Bandara as the SJB General Secretary was rejected by the Colombo District Court today (November 24).

Underworld activities and drugs in Sri Lanka have increased due to the Aragalaya, Public Security Minister Tiran Alles said on Thursday (November 23).

Supermarket manager Laknath Dias says the economic crisis in his native Sri Lanka is too much for him to bear. He is getting ready to fly to Israel in December to work as a farmhand for nearly 10 times the pay, despite the war with Hamas.

Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe has announced that Presidential and Parliamentary elections will take place in 2024.

A meeting between the British High Commissioner in Sri Lanka, Andrew Patrick and the leader of the National People’s Power (NPP), Anura Kumara Dissanayake was held at Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) headquarters on Wednesday (November 22).

Transport, Highways and Mass Media Minister Bandula Gunawardana yesterday (November 22) said that a request has been made to digitalise all operations at the exit and entry points of Expressways to ensure an efficient service free from corruption.

State Minister Sanath Nishantha was suspended from Parliament sessions for two weeks from today (November 22) over the unruly behaviour in Parliament yesterday (November 21).

Sri Lanka’s All-Island Expressway Workers’ Union has initiated a 24-hour token strike this morning (November 22).

Rs. 10 billion allocated for potential future elections in Sri Lanka, State Minister for Plantations, Enterprise Reforms and Finance, Ranjith Siyambalapitiya announced.

Sri Lanka has entered into an agreement with Israel to send workers to be employed in the latter’s agricultural sector, Cabinet Spokesperson Minister Bandula Gunawardana said.