Category: Local News

The industrial production index showed a 1.2% growth in August 2024 compared to August 2023.

The Attorney General informed the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka today (October 14) that the new Cabinet has decided to reassess the Wind Power Project in Mannar, which involves India’s Adani Group.

The Commissioner General of Examinations, Amith Jayasundara, states that the Grade 5 Scholarship Exam will not be held again.

The police report that 19 workers were injured and one person died in an explosion this morning (October 14) at a carbon production factory in the Badalgama area of Gampaha.

The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has sentenced three individuals, including Arjun Aloysius, a director of W.M. Mendis & Company Ltd., to six months in prison for VAT evasion.

The final decision regarding this year’s Grade 5 scholarship exam in Sri Lanka, where some questions were reportedly leaked, will be announced today (October 14).

“I acknowledge the right of opponents to engage in politics, and we too must engage in our own politics,” emphasized Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the leader of the National People’s Power (NPP) and President of Sri Lanka.

Keheliya Rambukwella has decided to temporarily step away from active politics.

Former Member of Parliament Hirunika Premachandra has announced her decision to step down from her position as the National Organizer of the Samagi Vanitha Balawegaya, the women’s wing of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB).

Due to the prevailing adverse weather conditions in Sri Lanka, education authorities have decided to close several schools in the Colombo and Gampaha districts tomorrow (October 14).

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has directed officials to provide immediate relief to those affected by the recent severe weather across the country.

A tragic incident occurred at the Katukurunda Railway Station in Kalutara South, where a child, his father, and another individual lost their lives after being hit by a train.

The Ministry of Public Security in Sri Lanka has directed the Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) to expedite investigations into seven high-profile cases, including the Easter Sunday attacks and the controversial Treasury Bond auction in 2015.

Sri Lankan Prime Minister’s Secretary, Pradeep Saputhanthri, has informed that prior written permission must be obtained from the Prime Minister’s Office for the use of the Prime Minister’s or ministers’ photographs and messages for various events organized by government institutions.

The road from the Kollupitiya Muslim Mosque to the Rotunda roundabout, adjacent to Temple Trees, has been reopened to the public.

Former Parliamentarian Ajith Mannapperuma of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) announced that although his name is included on the Gampaha District nomination list, he will not be contesting in the upcoming General Election.