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The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation announced (CEYPETCO) that fuel prices have been increased with effect from 2:00 AM on Sunday (June 26). At the same time Lanka IOC also announced that it increased its fuel prices following the CEYPETCO price revision.

Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the United States of America Mahinda Samarasinghe met U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House Oval Office on the 13th of June 2022.

Suppliers that had confirmed Petrol, Diesel and Crude Oil Shipments to arrive earlier this week and next week have communicated the inability to fulfil the deliveries on time for banking and logistic reasons, Sri Lanka’s Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara said.

Permission has been granted to import 10 essential items including rice, sugar, wheat flour and dhal through open accounts with effect from the 01st of July, the Minister of Trade says.

The Ministry of Education has announced its decision on the functioning of schools from 27th June to the 1st of July.

A delegation led by the Minister for Home Affairs and Cyber Security of Australia Hon. Clare O’Neil MP met the Sri Lankan delegation headed by Defence Secretary General Kamal Gunaratne at the Defence Headquarters Complex at Sri Jayewardenepura, Kotte on Monday (June 20).

A high-level delegation representing the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Department of State will visit Sri Lanka from June 26 – 29.

Businessman Dhammika Perera, who recently became a Member of Parliament, was sworn in as the Minister of Investment Promotion today (June 24).

Four protesters held in remand custody for allegedly behaving in an unruly manner and causing damages to Public Property while engaging in a protest on June 09 have been released on bail  today (June 24) by Colombo Fort Magistrate.

Lebanon and Sri Lanka may be a world apart, but they share a history of political turmoil and violence that led to the collapse of once-prosperous economies bedeviled by corruption, patronage, nepotism and incompetence.

Sri Lanka Navy apprehended a local multi day fishing trawler with 35 individuals, suspected to be on an illegal migration attempt to Australia via sea, during a search operation carried out in the western seas of the island on 23rd June 2022.

A seven member committee has been appointed to look into the possibility of granting 05 years of leave to government employees in Sri Lanka to work in the private sector, Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Public Administration said.

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), on Wednesday (June 22), called on people to take to the streets to chase away the government that could not solve their problems.

Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra has said that the Government of India will extend its fullest support to Sri Lanka in overcoming the current difficult situation as a close friend.

Sri Lanka’s prime minister says the island nation’s debt-laden economy has “collapsed” as it runs out of money to pay for food and fuel. Short of cash to pay for imports of such necessities and already defaulting on its debt, it is seeking help from neighboring India and China and from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Sri Lanka Customs today (June 23) seized 5 motor cars from a warehouse in Orugodawatta which were imported from the United Kingdom to Sri Lanka.