Sri Lanka announces new fuel limits for vehicles

Sri Lanka has announced new fuel limits for vehicles today (May 24).



Johnston Fernando arrives at CID

Former Minister Johnston Fernando arrived at the Criminal Investigations Division (CID) a short while ago to record a statement over the incidents that took place outside Temple Trees (Maina Go Gama) and in Galle Face (Gota Go Gama) on May 09.



Circular to be issued on calling only essential staff for duty

The Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration said that a new circular will be issued instructing only essential state workers to report to work.



Sri Lanka picks Lazard, Clifford Chance as advisers for landmark debt restructuring – sources

Sri Lanka has hired heavyweight financial and legal advisers Lazard and Clifford Chance as it prepares for the difficult task of renegotiating its debts, a trio of sources told Reuters on Monday.



Importing essential food items is the priority

Minister Manusha Nanayakkara says the most essential food items can be imported in the event foreign remittances amounting to USD 500 million is generated monthly.



Sri Lanka increases fuel prices after Cabinet approves pricing formula

Sri Lanka has decided to revise fuel Prices with effect from Tuesday (May 24) 3:00 AM.



Proposals for 21st Amendment presented to Cabinet

Proposals for the 21st Amendment to the Constitution have been presented to the Cabinet of Ministers today (May 23).



Sri Lanka’s inflation climbed to 33.8% in April

The overall rate of inflation as measured by the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) on year-on-Year basis is 33.8 percent in April 2022, according to the latest data from the Department of Census and Statistics.



Will step down if 21st Amendment is not discussed at Cabinet today – Harin

Sri Lanka’s new Tourism Minister Harin Fernando has warned that if the 21st Amendment to the Constitution is not tabled at the Cabinet meeting today (May 23), he would not remain with the government.



IMF urged to bailout Sri Lanka

The President SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry Iftikhar Ali Malik on Sunday urged the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to work out on timely bail out package to put defaulting Sri Lanka, a financially crumbled country on track.



More Cabinet Ministers appointed in Sri Lanka

Several more Cabinet Ministers took oaths before Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the President’s House in Colombo today (May 23).



Sri Lankan medicine shortage a death sentence for some, doctors say

A shortage of medicine caused by an economic crisis in Sri Lanka could soon cause deaths, doctors said, as hospitals are forced to postpone life-saving procedures for their patients because they do not have the necessary drugs.



21st Amendment to Cabinet today (23)

Minister of Justice Dr. Wijayadasa Rajapakshe said that the 21st Amendment to the Constitution will be referred to the Cabinet for approval today (May 23).



Sri Lankan Prime Minister expresses gratitude to people of India for humanitarian assistance

Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Sunday thanked Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin, as well as the people of India, after a fresh consignment, containing food items and milk, reached Colombo after being flagged off from Chennai, on May 18.



Yupun Abeykoon sets new national and South Asian record

Sri Lanka’s Yupun Abeykoon has set a new national record and a South Asian record in the men’s 200 metres during an athletic meet held in Italy yesterday (May 22).



Protests seen in Sri Lanka could be repeated in other countries, if Governments fail to support poor – IMF chief

Governments need to subsidise the cost of food and energy for the poorest members of society and without the correct government support the protests seen in Sri Lanka could be repeated in other countries, the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned.