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Oct 24 2022 October 24, 2022 April 6, 2026 NoComment 12:35 pm
Litro gas Sri Lanka

Litro Gas prices to reduce further in November – Chairman

October 24, 2022 - 12:35 pm

The price of Litro gas cylinders would be further reduced in the first week of November in accordance with the gas price formula which would come into effect on the 5th of every month, The Chairman of Litro Gas Company, Muditha Peiris said.

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Oct 24 2022 October 24, 2022 April 6, 2026 NoComment 11:10 am
Casino table

Taxes on Casinos increased by 150%, Taxes on Betting, Gambling also to be revised

October 24, 2022 - 11:10 am

The annual taxes on Casinos have been increased by 150%, from Rs.200 million to Rs. 500 million with effect from August 01, 2022, according to the State Minister of Finance, Ranjith Siyambalapitiya.

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Oct 24 2022 October 24, 2022 April 6, 2026 NoComment 10:21 am
Mahinda Rajapaksa - Prime Minister of Sri Lanka

Mahinda congratulates Xi Jinping on re-election as Communist Party’s General Secretary

October 24, 2022 - 10:21 am

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa congratulated Chinese President Xi Jinping on his re-election as the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.

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Oct 24 2022 October 24, 2022 April 6, 2026 NoComment 6:00 am
Ranil Wickremesinghe - President of Sri Lanka

Let us all dispel darkness shrouding our Motherland – President

October 24, 2022 - 6:00 am

It is indeed a pleasure to extend my warm felicitation for Deepavali, being a colourful religious festival of lights celebrated with much reverence by Hindu devotees, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe said issuing a press release.

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Oct 23 2022 October 23, 2022 April 6, 2026 NoComment 6:54 pm
Gun shooting

One person killed, another injured in shooting incident in Negombo

October 23, 2022 - 6:54 pm

A 22-year old man was shot dead and another injured after police opened fire at them at Andiambalama in Negombo.

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Oct 23 2022 October 23, 2022 April 6, 2026 1Comment 9:08 am
Sri Lanka and United Kingdom flags - UK flag with Sri Lanka flag

United Kingdom plans deportation of Sri Lankan refugees to ‘third country’

October 23, 2022 - 9:08 am

The United Kingdom has decided to move Sri Lankan refugees seeking asylum from the British-claimed Chagos Islands to ‘a safe third country,’ unless they returned to Sri Lanka ‘voluntarily’.

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Oct 23 2022 October 23, 2022 April 6, 2026 NoComment 9:03 am
Fishing boats

Sri Lankan woman sells house to pay for Tamil Nadu refuge

October 23, 2022 - 9:03 am

A single mother of two was forced to sell her priceless house in Sri Lanka to pay 65,000 Sri Lanka rupees for the family’s journey to India.

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Oct 22 2022 October 22, 2022 April 6, 2026 1Comment 7:18 pm
Tax in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s New Personal income tax likely to come in to force from November 1

October 22, 2022 - 7:18 pm

The newly-gazetted personal income tax will be implemented from November 1, 2022 after the approval by the Finance Committee of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and the signature of the Speaker.

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Oct 22 2022 October 22, 2022 April 6, 2026 NoComment 9:39 am
Inflation

Sri Lanka consumer inflation hits record 73.7% in September

October 22, 2022 - 9:39 am

Sri Lanka’s National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) rose to a new high of 73.7% in September from a year earlier, quickening from 70.2% in August, the statistics department said.

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Oct 21 2022 October 21, 2022 April 6, 2026 NoComment 7:30 pm
22nd amendment in Sri Lanka Parliament

22nd Amendment to the Constitution passed in Sri Lanka Parliament

October 21, 2022 - 7:30 pm

The 22nd Amendment to the constitution was passed with amendments by a two-thirds majority in Parliament of Sri Lanka shedding a few powers of the Executive President.

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Oct 21 2022 October 21, 2022 April 6, 2026 4Comments 1:47 pm
CEYPETCO - Ceylon Petroleum Corporation

Sri Lanka unable to pay for Crude Oil shipment which reached port 40 days ago

October 21, 2022 - 1:47 pm

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CEYPETCO) today (October 21) said that it has not been able to make payments for a Crude Oil shipment of 100,000 metric tons anchored in the Port of Colombo.

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Oct 21 2022 October 21, 2022 April 6, 2026 NoComment 1:29 pm
Nandalal Weerasinghe - Central Bank Governor of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Says Inflation Nears Peak, Easing Pressure on Economy

October 21, 2022 - 1:29 pm

Sri Lanka’s 70% inflation is hitting its peak as crippling shortages ease and bailout funds look within reach, yet it’s far from putting the central bank governor at ease.

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Oct 21 2022 October 21, 2022 April 6, 2026 NoComment 10:06 am
India’s Minister of State for Defence and Tourism Ajay Bhatt

Sri Lankan security forces couldn’t pay training fees to India: MoS Defence

October 21, 2022 - 10:06 am

Emphasising on the need to attain self-reliance, India’s Minister of State for Defence and Tourism Ajay Bhatt said Sri Lanka was in such a bad economic crisis that its security forces were unable to pay the nominal fees for training exercises in India.

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Oct 21 2022 October 21, 2022 April 6, 2026 NoComment 8:32 am
STF guard near Sri Lanka Parliament

Sri Lankan lawmakers debate bill to trim presidential powers

October 21, 2022 - 8:32 am

Sri Lankan lawmakers began debating a proposed constitutional amendment on Thursday that would trim the powers of the president, a key demand of protesters who are seeking political reforms and solutions to the country’s dire economic crisis.

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Oct 20 2022 October 20, 2022 April 6, 2026 NoComment 8:59 pm
Nandalal Weerasinghe - Central Bank Governor of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka has no alternative other than IMF – CBSL chief

October 20, 2022 - 8:59 pm

There is no alternative other than taking assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for reviving the country’s economy, The Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe said.

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Oct 20 2022 October 20, 2022 April 6, 2026 2Comments 2:42 pm
Maiden apple harvest produced in Sri Lanka presented to President

Maiden apple harvest produced in Sri Lanka presented to President

October 20, 2022 - 2:42 pm

The maiden harvest of a green apple plantation in Sri Lanka was presented to President Ranil Wickremesinghe this morning (October 20) at the Presidential Secretariat.

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