Sepal Amarasinghe who made statements defaming the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic (Sri Dalada Maligawa) further remanded until January 17, 2023.

The Sri Lanka Government is going to implement the amended electricity tariffs effective from January 01, 2023.

Five suspects who were arrested yesterday (January 09) for hacking ATM machines and stealing more than Rs. 10 million in the Southern Province have been remanded till January 23 after being produced before the Baddegama Magistrate’s Court.

Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe, while noting he was deeply concerned about the recent violence that erupted in Brasilia added Sri Lanka not so long ago also experienced similar attempts by groups to overthrow democratic structures through unconstitutional means.

Sri Lanka’s cabinet on Monday approved new electricity tariffs to reflect the cost of coal and power generation to take effect this month, Power Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said, without saying how much higher they would be.

Sri Lanka’s Cabinet of Ministers today (January 09) granted approval to increase the electricity tariff.

Sri Lanka Government prohibits state and semi-government institutions from paying the ‘Pay As You Earn’ (PAYE) tax of employees through the respective institutions’ funds.

Four bulkers carrying wheat, corn, peas and sunflower seeds departed from Ukrainian ports on Sunday, according to the Joint Coordination Center (JCC).

Sri Lanka’s recovery from last year’s devastating economic crisis will need its creditors to “share the burden” of debt restructuring, leading global economists have said, calling all lenders to cancel the debt of the cash-strapped island nation.

Monaragala Police SSP Sisira Kumara has been arrested by the Police Special Task Force (STF) with over 600 cannabis plants at his official residence.

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) yesterday (December 08) flayed President Ranil Wickremesinghe for having summoned the members of the Elections Commission (EC) to his office.

India has handed 75 passenger buses to Sri Lanka as part of its assistance towards strengthening public transport infrastructure in the cash-strapped country.

Canada has provided USD 3 million (approximately LKR 817 million) to help address the needs of the most vulnerable communities in Sri Lanka.

The third round of negotiations between Sri Lanka and Thailand on the proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will be held on January 9 and 10, 2023, in Colombo, President’s Media Division (PMD) said.

Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa said today (January 08) that foreign donors trust him more than others.

Generator one of the Norochcholai Coal Power Plant has been added to the National Grid last night, the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) said.