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Jul 29 2022 July 29, 2022 April 6, 2026 2Comments 10:49 am
Female bicycle rider in Colombo, Sri Lanka

Pilot program to allocate separate lanes for bicycle users in Colombo from today (July 29)

July 29, 2022 - 10:49 am

The Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) is going to launch a pilot program to allocate a separate lane for bicycle users today (July 29) as there is a significant increase in the use of push bikes in Sri Lanka due to current fuel and transport problems.

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Jul 29 2022 July 29, 2022 April 6, 2026 NoComment 9:18 am
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Young woman died and her sister injured in a train accident in Wellawatte

July 29, 2022 - 9:18 am

A 20-year old woman had died and her sister was injured after they were hit by a moving train in Wellawatte last night (July 28), police said.

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Jul 29 2022 July 29, 2022 April 6, 2026 NoComment 8:53 am
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India says it will protect its interests as Chinese boat heads to Sri Lanka

July 29, 2022 - 8:53 am

India, which is trying to expand its influence in crisis-hit Sri Lanka after China made deep inroads there, said on Thursday it was aware of reports about the planned visit of a Chinese vessel to a Sri Lankan port built with money from Beijing.

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Jul 28 2022 July 28, 2022 April 6, 2026 3Comments 9:22 pm
Parliament of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka President prorogues Parliament

July 28, 2022 - 9:22 pm

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has decided to prorogue Parliament with effect from midnight today (July 28).

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Jul 28 2022 July 28, 2022 April 6, 2026 NoComment 7:59 pm
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Fitch Ratings calls for political stability in Sri Lanka

July 28, 2022 - 7:59 pm

The successful formation of a government under the new President Ranil Wickremesinghe is an important precondition for resolving Sri Lanka’s debt default

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Jul 28 2022 July 28, 2022 April 6, 2026 4Comments 6:10 pm
Lahiru Weerasekara and Tampitiye Sugathananda thero

Arrest warrants issued on Lahiru Weerasekara and Sugathananda Thero

July 28, 2022 - 6:10 pm

Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today (July 28) issued arrest warrants on activists Lahiru Weerasekara and Venerable Tampitiye Sugathananda Thero over failure to attend a court proceeding.

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Jul 28 2022 July 28, 2022 April 6, 2026 NoComment 5:40 pm
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Court orders Fort Police OIC to hand over Rs. 17.8 million found inside President’s House

July 28, 2022 - 5:40 pm

Colombo Fort Magistrate Thilina Gamage has ordered the OIC of the Fort Police today (July 28), that the money found by the activists in the President’s House and handed over to the police be presented to the court immediately.

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Jul 28 2022 July 28, 2022 April 6, 2026 NoComment 1:31 pm
Maithripala Sirisena with Ranil Wickramasinghe

Meeting between SLFP and President Ranil Wickremesinghe on forming all-party Government

July 28, 2022 - 1:31 pm

A meeting between the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and President Ranil Wickramasinghe is being held today (July 28) to discuss the formation of an all-party government.

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Jul 28 2022 July 28, 2022 April 6, 2026 NoComment 9:46 am
Kanchana Wijesekera

Businesses can now register multiple vehicles on National Fuel Pass

July 28, 2022 - 9:46 am

Businesses with multiple vehicles can now register all vehicles with the Business Registration Number to obtain the National Fuel Pass, Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wikesekera said.

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Jul 28 2022 July 28, 2022 April 6, 2026 1Comment 9:27 am
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IMF says Sri Lanka needs to talk with China about debt restructuring

July 28, 2022 - 9:27 am

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Sri Lanka should kick off debt restructuring talks with its bilateral lender China, while the island state’s government seeks a financing loan from the Washington-based fund.

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Jul 28 2022 July 28, 2022 April 6, 2026 NoComment 9:16 am
Samantha Power

USAID chief calls on China to restructure Sri Lanka’s debt

July 28, 2022 - 9:16 am

The head of the U.S. government aid agency called on China on Wednesday to help Sri Lanka and other nations that had borrowed heavily from Beijing with debt restructuring, not just with lines of credit and emergency loans.

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Jul 28 2022 July 28, 2022 April 6, 2026 NoComment 7:25 am
Gun shooting

04 people killed in shooting incidents in Sri Lanka within 24 hours

July 28, 2022 - 7:25 am

04 people were killed in shooting incidents that took place in Gampaha, Ambalangoda and Mount Lavinia in Sri Lanka within 24 hours.

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Jul 27 2022 July 27, 2022 April 6, 2026 1Comment 5:49 pm
Parliament of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Parliament approves emergency regulations

July 27, 2022 - 5:49 pm

The emergency regulations declared by the Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe was approved in Parliament today (July 27) with the majority of votes.

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Jul 27 2022 July 27, 2022 April 6, 2026 2Comments 4:05 pm
U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie Chung with Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe

U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka meets Sri Lankan President to discuss Sri Lanka’s economic and political crisis

July 27, 2022 - 4:05 pm

Ambassador of the United States to Sri Lanka, Julie Chung said that she met with Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe today (July 27) to discuss how Sri Lanka arrived at this point of economic and political crisis.

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Jul 27 2022 July 27, 2022 April 6, 2026 4Comments 2:33 pm
Gotabaya Rajapaksa

Singapore grants further 14-day stay for former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa

July 27, 2022 - 2:33 pm

Singapore has granted another stay of 14 days to Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the city state’s Straits Times newspaper said today (July 27).

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Jul 27 2022 July 27, 2022 April 6, 2026 NoComment 2:30 pm
Gun shooting

‘Pas Podda’ and 3 others injured in shooting near Gampaha Court

July 27, 2022 - 2:30 pm

Four persons including notorious criminal Saman Rohitha Perera alias ‘Pas Podda’ have been injured in a shooting outside the Gampaha Magistrate’s Court this afternoon (July 27), police said.

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