Government removes control price of essential goods including milk powder

The government has decided to remove price controls over essential items including flour, milk powder, cement and domestic Liquid Petroleum (LP) gas, Minister Lasantha Alagiyawanna said.



A/L & Grade 5 Scholarship exams, postponed

G.C.E. Advanced Level and Grade 5 Scholarship examinations will have to be postponed once again, State Minister of Education Reforms Susil Premajayantha said, addressing the Parliament today (October 07).



Three female cops simultaneously promoted to Acting DIG rank for first time in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Police has simultaneously promoted three female Senior Superintendents of Police (SSPs) to the rank of Acting Deputy Inspector General (DIG), marking a breakthrough in its history.



2022 Appropriation Bill to be presented in Parliament today

The 2022 Appropriation Bill is due to be presented in Parliament today (07).



Special priorities of Finance Ministry amended in new gazette

A Gazette Extraordinary has been published to further amend the special priorities related to the institutional and legal framework of the Ministry of Finance.



Internet to all Villages

The Cabinet of Ministers approved the resolution forwarded by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in his capacity as the Minister of Technology to expand the ‘Communication to the Village’ project introduced to provide high-speed Internet connections to the entire country, Co-cabinet Spokesman Mass Media Minister Dullas Alahapperuma said.



Sri Lankan arrested in India for arms trafficking to fund revival of LTTE

India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a Sri Lankan national and former member of the LTTE’s intelligence wing for his alleged involvement in arms and drug trafficking from Pakistan to Sri Lanka



Those in power from 1990 to 1998 should respond, says Namal

Referring to the Pandora Papers where Two Sri Lankans were listed over their alleged transactions, Minister Namal Rajapaksa said the relevant transactions had happened in the period from 1990 to 1998 and thus those in power during that period should express their stance.



Petroleum Resources Bill passed in Parliament

The Petroleum Resources Bill has been passed in Parliament with amendments today (October 06).



Court rejects bail application by software engineer arrested over NMRA data loss

The bail application put forward by the software engineer of Epic Lanka Technologies, who was arrested in connection with the erasure of National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) data, has been rejected.



Pandora Papers: My wife and I are totally innocent – Thirukumar Nadesan

Businessman Thirukumar Nadesan, the husband of Former Sri Lankan Minister Nirupama Rajapaksa, whose name transpired in Pandora Papers, in a letter to the President said that he and his wife are totally innocent and are guilty of no wrongdoing.



Cabinet approval to establish CPC subsidiary for LP gas

Cabinet approval has been granted to set up a company affiliated to the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation for the production of liquefied petroleum (LP) gas.



Sri Lanka President orders Bribery Commission to probe Sri Lankan links in Pandora Papers

Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has instructed the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery (CIABOC) to conduct an inquiry into the Sri Lankans that were named in the controversial ‘Pandora Papers’.



World’s largest cargo ship ‘Ever Ace’ arrives at Colombo Port

The world’s largest container ship ‘Ever Ace’ arrived at the Port of Colombo last night on the return of her maiden voyage.



Appoint a PSC to investigate Pandora Papers – Sajith

Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa says the government must appoint a Parliament Select Committee promptly to investigate revelations made through the Pandora Papers.



Aluthgamage says match-fixing probe unsatisfactory

Agriculture Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage said he is not satisfied with the investigation into the alleged match-fixing at the ICC World Cup 2011, which was reported by him during his tenure as the Sports Minister.