Air France resumed flights between Colombo and Paris, Charles de Gaulle from yesterday (November 04) with thrice weekly flights.

Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardene has appointed a 5-member National Delimitation Committee on demarcation of wards for local authorities.

Sri Lanka has introduced a hotline (1905) for the general public to file complaints of bribery and corruption committed by government employees.

Three passengers had died and at least 17 others were injured after a bus heading from Jaffna to Vavuniya on the A9 road skidded off the road and toppled near Nochchimoddai Bridge in Vavuniya early this morning (November 05).

At least 5.7 million people (26% of the population) in Sri Lanka require humanitarian assistance at the moment, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says.

Janaki Siriwardena, a well-known business personality in Sri Lanka, who was working in the Colombo Fort Krish Project has been arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) today (November 04).

Sri Lanka has detected its first case of monkeypox in a person who arrived from Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Ministry of Health says.

Sri Lanka said it held a productive meeting with its bilateral creditors, which include India and China, on Thursday as the country looks to restructure its debt and carve a path out of its worst financial crisis in decades.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe pointed out that although the formation of the National Assembly has been concluded to bring far-reaching systematic changes, satisfactory progress has not been made with regard to other proposals.

The European Union (EU) has reaffirmed its commitment to support Sri Lanka’s efforts to successfully overcome the current unprecedented economic crisis during the Sixth Working Group on Governance, Rule of Law and Human Rights met in Colombo on 28 October 2022.

The Offshore Patrol Vessel P 627, acquired by the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) from the United States Coast Guard arrived at the Port of Colombo yesterday morning (November 02). The ship began her home-bound journey from the Port of Seattle on 03rd September 2022 and arrived in Colombo after about 10656 nautical miles (19734 km) of sea passage.

Another round of discussion on restructuring Sri Lanka’s debt will be held online today (November 03), says State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe.

Hundreds of people marched in Sri Lanka’s largest city Colombo on Wednesday protesting against higher taxes, inflation and alleged state-led repression as the country struggles to emerge from its worst financial crisis in seven decades.

Sri Lanka Police have informed the various protest groups including students, trade unions and political parties that permission will not be granted to conduct any protest opposite the Fort Railway Station in Colombo or in close proximity today (November 02).

MP Rishad Bathiudeen, who was named a suspect in a case filed over Easter Sunday terror attacks, has been released by Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court.