Sri Lanka unveils a budget on Monday attempting to put the South Asian government’s finances in order, with reforms to advance a $2.9 global billion bailout from the island’s worst financial crisis since independence in 1948.

Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe in his capacity as the Minister of Finance will present the 2023 budget to Parliament tomorrow (November 14) aimed at creating long-term, stable economic growth.

A special police investigation has been launched against the Panadura South HQI after they were caught on camera physically assaulting female protestors and female police officers during a protest in Pallimulla, Panadura yesterday (November 12).

Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe reiterated that whatever superpower enters the Indian Ocean, there should not be any threat to India.

With the recent increase in the price of diesel, there will be no bus fare revision at this time, the Lanka Private Bus Owners’ Association (LPBOA) said.

An inmate who escaped from the Kandakadu Rehabilitation Centre during a clash on Sunday (November 06)  has been found in the Welikanda, Sinhapura forest.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it is working closely with the relevant parties for the early release of 08 Sri Lankan nationals who are parts of the 26-member crew of the oil tanker MT Heroic Idun, which was detained by Equatorial Guinea in early August.

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CEYPETCO) has revised the price of a litre of diesel and Kerosene with effect from tonight.

The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court has ordered the Fort Police to record a statement from former Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

The Supreme Court (SC) of India today (November 11) ordered the release of the six convicts serving life imprisonment in the assassination case of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.

The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court today (November 11) issued an order directing the Controller-General of Immigration and Emigration to prevent State Minister Diana Gamage from leaving the country until November 17.

The United States has imposed sanctions on an individual who was identified as the Sri Lanka based-business partner of a sanctioned al-Qa’ida financial facilitator and external operations plotter.

Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe told the Parliament on Thursday (November 10) Sri Lanka won’t have a major issue with food security during next year, hopefully.

The Department of Motor Traffic will issue official driving licence cards for those who were issued temporary driving licences from November 14 (Monday).

Ten people have died in a fire at a building where Sri Lankan, Indian and Bangladeshi migrant workers live in the Maldives capital of Male, early on Thursday, November 10.