Minister of Trade Dr. Bandula Gunawardena said commodities imported from India that have not yet been released from the port, are being prepared for release and will be registered with the Ministry of Trade as soon as possible.

Sri Lanka cancelled exams for millions of school students as the country ran out of printing paper with Colombo short on dollars to finance imports, officials said Saturday.

Another senior citizen who fainted while standing in a fuel queue in Kadawatha has died on admission to hospital today (March 20).

The price of a laugfs gas has been increased due to the rupee depreciating against the dollar, Deputy Chairman of Laugfs Gas PLC Thilak de Silva said.

Former Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, spoke to Pasindu Gunaratne, about the current economic crisis facing the country and the measures that should be taken to help move the country forward.

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has announced that it is ending the proposed additional incentive scheme for expatriate workers’ remittances and exporters.

A person who had come to obtain kerosene from a petrol station in Kandy passed away this afternoon (March 19) after collapsing due to heat exhaustion while waiting in line.

The price of a 400g packet of milk powder has been increased by Rs. 250 with immediate effect.

Despite having recommenced liquefied petroleum (LP) gas distribution from today (March 18), Litro Gas officials are warning that the state institution remains at risk of closure from a staggering Rs. 2,000 loss on each cylinder.

A group of protesters of the Socialist Youth Union (SYU) attached to the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) have forcibly entered the Presidential Secretariat a short while ago.

Sri Lanka Police says that steps have been taken to suspend the three-day vehicle parade which had been organised from Mirigama to Anuradhapura via Kalpitiya by a motorcycle club called “Spin Rider Club” due to public protest.

Six Sri Lankan fishermen were arrested on Thursday and their boat seized for allegedly fishing in Indian waters by the Indian Coast Guard, India media reported today (March 18).

The International Monetary Fund has confirmed it intends on beginning discussions with Sri Lanka on a program to support the country.

Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says that Sri Lanka could have avoided the present economic crisis and dollar shortage if the government had sought the assistance of the International monetary Fund (IMF) much earlier before the situation reached a critical point.

Health Services are in danger of collapsing due to the shortage of fuel for ambulances and for healthcare staff, President of the Government Medical Officers’ Forum (GMOF), Dr. Rukshan Bellana warned.

Sri Lanka on Thursday signed USD 1 billion credit line with India for procurement of food, medicines and other essential items, amid the island nation’s worsening economic crisis.