Interprovincial travel restrictions strictly imposed until October 21

Sri Lanka has decided to extend the existing inter-province travel restrictions to 21st October.



Highland milk powder prices increased

The Chairman of MILCO Company has stated that the prices of Highland milk powder has increased with effect from today (15).



There are sufficient jobs in the private sector – Nimal

Minister of Labour Nimal Siripala de Silva says youth will not lose job opportunities as there are many jobs in the private sector.



Potassium chloride fertiliser is organic – Agri Ministry

The 30,000MT of potassium chloride fertiliser imported to Sri Lanka from Lithuania is a type of fertiliser of mineral origin certified by the Director General of Agriculture, the Ministry of Agriculture said yesterday (14).



Grant Agrahara Insurance to COVID employees at home – Prime Minister

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday instructed officials to prepare a method for providing compensation through the Agrahara Insurance Fund to Government employees infected with COVID-19 and are being treated at their homes.



205 live ammunition found in a building at Bristol Street in Colombo

Sri Lanka Police today (14) have recovered a stock of 205 ammunition in a toilet in a five-story building on Bristol Street in Colombo.



43-year-old killed in shooting incident in Galle

A man has been shot dead in Unawatuna, Galle today (14), Police says.



Rishad Bathiudeen granted bail

Parliamentarian Rishad Bathiudeen arrested and remanded over investigations into the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks has been granted bail with two sureties of Rs. 5 million each.



Five accused in ‘garlic scam’ granted bail

The four officials of Sathosa and the businessman who were arrested in connection with the recent ‘garlic scam’ have been granted bail.



Legal approval granted for number portability service – TRCSL

Legal approval has been granted for subscribers to obtain Number Portability Service among telecom service providers in Sri Lanka, the Director-General of the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRCSL) Oshada Senanayak said.



Navy arrests 23 Indian fishermen, seize 2 trawlers

Sri Lanka Navy has arrested 23 Indian fishermen along with two fishing vessels while poaching in Sri Lankan territorial waters.



All sectors in Sri Lanka collapsing at present – UNP

The United National Party says all sectors in Sri Lanka are collapsing at present.



Stability, security of neighbouring countries vital for India – Indian Army Chief

The Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army (COAS) General Manoj Mukund Naravane called on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday (13).



BJP’s Subramanian Swamy asks Sri Lanka to gear up for cyberwarfare

Sri Lanka must gear up for cyber warfare by augmenting its capabilities to meet the demands of 21st-century national security, India’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Rajya Sabha member Subramanian Swamy said on Wednesday.



Won’t halt struggle till demands are met – Jayasinghe

Teacher trade unions say the struggle over salary anomalies will not be brought to a halt until their demands are won.



Attorney General wants bond scam case to proceed without two accused

The Attorney General had requested from the Colombo Special High Court to allow the 2015 bond scam case to proceed in the absence of two accused who are hiding abroad.