Category: Local News

Central Province Governor, Professor S.B.S. Abayakoon, approved the immediate renaming of ‘Keheliya Rambukwella Primary School’ in the Kundasale Division of the Wattegama Education Zone, Kandy, on October 16, 2024.

Sri Lanka welcomed 63,491 tourists in the first half of October, continuing a slowdown in arrivals ahead of the winter season, according to data from the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA).

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake emphasized the need for a long-term, unified national plan to reorganize Sri Lanka’s currently disordered agriculture sector.

U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie Chung, made a courtesy call on Sri Lanka’s Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retired), at the Defence Ministry in Sri Jayawardenapura, Kotte, today (October 16).

Sri Lanka’s Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retired), addressed graduates at the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) Convocation, held at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) in Colombo on October 15, 2024.

The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has rejected a bail appeal made by Arjun Aloysius, the Director of W.M. Mendis & Company Ltd., along with two others who were sentenced to prison on October 14, 2024, for Value Added Tax (VAT) evasion.

The Election Commission of Sri Lanka has announced that the preference numbers for candidates contesting the 2024 Parliamentary Election will be released today (October 16).

Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa states that he has no plans to retire from politics.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake attended a progress review meeting at the Ministry of Energy this morning (October 15), where he highlighted the crucial role of the energy sector in Sri Lanka.

Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has announced that he will make a special statement to the public on Thursday, October 17, 2024.

A fundamental rights petition was filed before the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka today (October 15), requesting the cancellation of the first question paper of the Grade 5 Scholarship Examination, which was held on September 15, 2024.

The Sri Lanka Government is taking steps to recover defaulted tax money from Arjun Aloysius, the Director of W.M. Mendis and Company Ltd.

Cabinet Media Spokesperson Minister Vijitha Herath announced that Sri Lanka will receive a new shipment of passports next Saturday, with distribution starting on Monday, October 21, 2024.

The Cabinet of Ministers in Sri Lanka has officially approved the appointment of Mrs. Pathirage Sandhya Kumuduni Rajapakse as the new Government Analyst.

The Election Commission of Sri Lanka has announced plans to take action against three presidential candidates for not submitting their campaign income and expenditure reports, as required by the Election Act.

A train running from Kalutara to Maradana caught fire near the Kalutara railway station.