Former Member of Parliament Ranjan Ramanayake is currently in discussions with his lawyers to decide whether to submit an apology for contempt of court, his legal consultants said today (August 11).

Sri Lanka’s justice minister submitted a proposed constitutional amendment to Parliament on Wednesday that would clip the powers of the president, a key demand of protesters calling for political reforms and solutions to the country’s worst economic crisis.

The Supreme Court today (August 10) further extended its interim order preventing former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and former Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa from leaving the country until September 05.

Sri Lanka’s ousted president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, is expected to arrive in Thailand on Thursday, seeking temporary shelter in a second Southeast Asian country after fleeing his island nation last month amid mass protests, two sources said.

The postage charges in Sri Lanka are scheduled to be increased from the 15th August, 2022.

The Police Special Task Force (STF) has arrested nearly 19,000 litres of diesel which was secretly taken out from the Hambantota fisheries harbour during a special operation last night (August 09).

Sri Lanka has granted permission to the Chinese built-Pakistani guided missile frigate PNS Taimur to make a port call at Colombo while on its way to join the Pakistan Navy in Karachi.

Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe stated that the nation must pay tribute to the members of the military, who safeguarded democracy by protecting the Legislature from violent protestors who sought to suppress the Executive.

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) today granted permission to increase the electricity tariff by 75% from tomorrow (August 10), PUCSL Chairman Janaka Rathnayake said.

In an effort to deliver life-saving healthcare to more than two million women and girls in Sri Lanka over the next six months, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has launched an appeal for US $ 10.7 million to cater to the vulnerable groups.

The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to revise the tariffs for water and sewerage in Sri Lanka.

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved to implement a cost-based price formula for domestic LP Gas (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) and revise it each month.

The All Ceylon Restaurant Owners’ Association has reduced the price of a rice packet by 10 percent.

Sri Lanka’s new president, Ranil Wickremesinghe, should ensure that his administration adopts measures to protect the basic rights of all Sri Lankans, Human Rights Watch said in a letter published today

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) says that it will not participate in the discussion scheduled to be held today (August 09) with President Ranil Wickremesinghe regarding an all-party Government.

Litro Gas has reduced the price of domestic LP gas cylinders with effect from midnight today (August 08), Litro Chairman Muditha Peiris said.