Cricket is a welcome distraction for Sri Lankans in crisis

The sport of cricket has become a welcome distraction for Sri Lankans looking for a break from the effects of the economic crisis in the country – long lines to buy fuel and cooking gas and school and work disrupted because there is little access to public transport.



UK warns against travel to Sri Lanka due to economic crisis

Britain’s Foreign Office said on Tuesday it was now advising against all but essential travel to Sri Lanka due to the impact of the country’s economic crisis.



140 journeys being cancelled today (July 05) in Sri Lanka – no fuel for railway workers to report for duty

The public has been severely affected by the strike action launched by railway workers in Colombo, Sri Lanka.



Debt restructuring plan will be given to the International Monetary Fund in August – Prime Minister

Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says the government’s next step with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is to submit the plan on debt restructuring and sustainability.



Man waiting in fuel queue in Borella dies

A 60-year-old man waiting in a queue to buy fuel at Tickle Road in Borella had died, police said.



Unpaid loans obtained by paddy farmers from State Banks to be waived off

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to waive off unpaid loans obtained from state banks by paddy farmers who have less than two hectares.



Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa suddenly came to the Parliament – MPs protested with the slogan “Go Home Gota”

Sri Lanka President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa has suddenly arrived for the parliamentary session today (July 05) without prior notice.



The former Director of Agriculture says rice can be sold at Rs.140

There is a possibility of selling a kilo of rice for Rs.140, former Director of Agriculture K.B. Gunaratne said.



Samagi Jana Balawegaya requests further clarification on alleged terrorist attck

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Parliamentarian Nalin Bandara Jayamaha has requested the Secretary of Defence to issue a statement on the accuracy of reports of an alleged terrorist attack.



Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna asks Government to share details on alleged security threat

Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) today (July 04) urged the government to share the details of an alleged security threat as outlined in a reported communique between the police chief and the defence ministry secretary ahead of the ‘Black Tiger’ day marked by the LTTE on July 05.



Do not panic over intelligence information about purported terrorist attack – Defence Ministry

Sri Lanka’s Defence Ministry requests the public not to panic about the intelligence information of a purported terrorist attack which is currently circulating in the social media.



Fuel shortage hits Suwa Seriya ambulance service in Sri Lanka

The Suwa Seriya 1990 emergency ambulance service announced yesterday (July 03) that its patient transfers would be delayed due to lack of fuel.



Sri Lanka Army launches internal probe on army officer who kicked a man at a filling station

Sri Lanka Army launched an internal investigation on the incident at a fuel station at Yaggahapitiya in Kurunegala where an Army officer attacked a civilian.



One-Day Passport Service in three more districts in Sri Lanka

The Department of Immigration and Emigration says that the issuance of passports under the one-day service will be implemented in three more districts from today (July 04).



Chief Administrative Officer of Lankapura Pradeshiya Sabha murdered

The Chief Administrative Officer of the Lankapura Pradeshiya Sabawa has reportedly been stabbed to death.



Main Suspect in Bastian Mawatha double murder killed in police shootout

Sri Lanka Police says the main suspect in the double murders at Bastian Mawatha in Colombo on the 30th of May has been shot dead by police during a shootout at Bemmulla.