Category: Local News

Lanka Sathosa Ltd. has announced that it will be calling tenders starting today (November 29) to select suppliers for the importation of rice to Sri Lanka.

The new government of Sri Lanka is taking steps to establish a production-oriented economy by developing the entire industrial sector, including industrial zones that were previously created based on political agendas, under a National Industrial Strategy.

Nine newly appointed ambassadors and one high commissioner to Sri Lanka officially presented their credentials to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday morning (November 28) at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.

In connection with the incident where five students lost their lives and another went missing due to a tractor transporting a group of school children was swept away by floodwaters in the Karaitivu area of Ampara, the principal and a teacher of the Madrasa school in Nintavur, were arrested.

Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) today (November 28) visited Jaffna to inspect the ongoing disaster relief efforts in the region.

A virtual meeting was held yesterday (November 27) between Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and the President of the World Bank Group (WBG), Mr. Ajay Banga, at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, to discuss Sri Lanka’s future development priorities.

Moody’s Investors Service announced it might raise Sri Lanka’s long-term foreign currency rating from ‘Ca’ following the government’s bond exchange offer.

The 2024 G.C.E. Advanced Level (A/L) Examination in Sri Lanka has been temporarily postponed due to adverse weather conditions, the Examinations Department announced today (November 28).

Adverse weather has impacted 20 districts in Sri Lanka, affecting 80,642 families across 166 Divisional Secretariat divisions, according to the Disaster Management Center (DMC).

The official website of the Sri Lanka Police has been updated with a new look and launched yesterday (November 27) for public access.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake directed officials to provide immediate relief services to affected people in disaster-stricken areas by gathering information on-site rather than relying solely on technological data.

The Parliament of Sri Lanka will convene from December 3 to 6, 2024, the Secretary-General of Parliament, Mrs. Kushani Rohanadeera announced.

Bad weather has affected 207,582 people from 59,629 families in 17 districts, according to the Disaster Management Centre (DMC).

The motor vehicle of Dr. Nihal Abeysinghe, General Secretary of the National People’s Power (NPP) and Kalutara District MP, fell into the Parliament complex pond last evening (November 26).

The Monetary Policy Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has decided to further ease its monetary policy stance by setting the newly introduced Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 8.00 percent.

Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), commended Sri Lanka’s progress in implementing its economic reform program.