Litro gas prices increased

The prices of domestic Litro LP Gas cylinders will be increased with effect from midnight today (December 05).



This is the appropriate time for elections – Basil Rajapaksa

This is the appropriate time to hold an election in the country, former Sri Lankan Minister Basil Rajapaksa said.



Defence Secretary unveils ‘Crest Gem’ of Gangodawila Samadhi Vihara Stupa

The newly constructed Chaitya (Stupa) of the Samadhi Viharaya in Gangodawila, Nugegoda was declared open by Defence Secretary General Kamal Gunaratne on Saturday (December 03).



Fixed rate for all Electricity consumers, Pay cash allowance for low income families – Minister

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) had estimated that a single unit of electricity would cost Rs 56.90 if the country were to have an uninterrupted power supply in 2023, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said.



Fire breaks out at warehouse in Kelaniya

A fire has broken out in the upper story of a warehouse at Galborella in Kelaniya this morning (December 05).



NEOM offers Sri Lankan workers ‘lifetime opportunity,’ minister says

Saudi Arabia’s NEOM smart city offers a great opportunity for Sri Lankan professionals and skilled workers, a government minister from the South Asian nation said.



Sri Lankan origin family of Texas seeks answers after police kill man on his own porch

AUSTIN, Texas – The family of an Austin, Texas, man is seeking answers after he was fatally shot by police last month on his front porch following a late-night emergency call by a neighbor.



Sri Lankan man charged after mother-of-three stabbed to death in Melbourne

A Sri Lankan man has been charged with murder after a mother-of-three was stabbed to death in her home at Sandhurst in Melbourne’s south-east.



Paris Club proposing a 10-year moratorium on Sri Lanka’s debt – Report

Putting equal onus on rich global north and developing global south, the Paris Club creditor nations are proposing a 10-year moratorium on Sri Lankan debt and another 15 years of debt restructuring as a formula to resolve the current financial crisis in the island nation, the Hindustan Times reported.



Minister Ali Sabry meets U.S. State Secretary Antony Blinken

Sri Lankan Foreign Minister, Ali Sabry met with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the Department of State in Washington DC on Friday (December 02).



Sri Lanka decides to accept Passport applications online

Applications to issue passports will be accepted online from January, 2023, The Immigration and Emigration Department announced.



Law students can be assisted to learn English – President

The government is ready to assist law students to improve their English language education, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said in Parliament on Thursday (December 1).



Maldivian Vice President calls on Sri Lanakan President

The Maldivian Vice President Faisal Naseem called on Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Presidential Secretariat on Friday (December 02).



Sri Lanka’s Colombo city among world’s least expensive cities to live

Sri Lanka’s Colombo city is among the world’s least expensive cities to live in according to the annual Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) survey.



Political reforms need to accompany economic reforms in Sri Lanka – Samantha Power

United States Agency for International Development (USAID) administrator Samantha Power yesterday emphasised that political reforms need to accompany economic reforms in Sri Lanka.



Fitch downgrades Sri Lanka’s local currency debt rating to ‘CC’

Fitch on Thursday downgraded Sri Lanka’s Long-Term local-currency debt rating by two notches to “CC” from “CCC”, citing a probable local-currency debt default in the face of high interest costs and tight domestic financing conditions.