Category: Local News

The Presidential Secretariat in Sri Lanka has responded to recent media reports claiming that the security of former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has been reduced.

Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Defence has provided clarification on the tragic bus accident that occurred on November 1, 2024.

The Department of Immigration and Emigration in Sri Lanka has announced that an online appointment system for passport applications will be launched soon.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya as the Chief Advisor to the President on the Digital Economy.

A tragic bus accident occurred this morning (November 1) on Dunhinda Road in Badulla, leaving two students dead and 39 others injured.

Former Member of Parliament and Executive Committee Member of the National People’s Power (NPP), Lakshman Nipunarachchi, stated that the hardships the country is experiencing due to strikes would come to an end after November 14, describing the current situation as a transitional period.

A suspect believed to be the shooter in the incident involving the killing of a person in a three-wheeler in front of the cemetery in the Grandpass police area has been arrested by the Colombo Crime Division (CCD).

Sri Lanka’s Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Priyantha Weerasooriya, announced that citizens are legally permitted to record police officers while on duty.

Fuel prices in Sri Lanka have been revised, effective from November 1, 2024.

Former State Minister Lohan Ratwatte was arrested in Kandy by the police this afternoon (October 31) in connection with the discovery of an unregistered vehicle at his wife’s residence in Mirihana, Nugegoda.

Sri Lanka’s Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), conducted an inspection visit to the Centre for Defence Research and Development (CDRD) in Pitipana, Homagama, on Wednesday (October 30).

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka’s latest projections reveal that headline inflation, measured by the year-on-year (Y-o-Y) change in the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI, 2021=100), remained in negative territory for the second consecutive month.

Government Tamil schools in the Southern and Sabaragamuwa Provinces of Sri Lanka have been granted holidays on November 1, 2024, in celebration of the Deepavali festival observed today (October 31).

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, in her Deepavali message, emphasizes the festival’s profound significance, urging it to inspire justice, compassion, and unity.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake extended heartfelt Divali greetings, urging the nation to embrace unity, wisdom, and progress on this significant occasion.

The Sri Lanka Railways Station Masters’ Union (SLRSMU) has initiated a trade union action today, halting ticket issuance duties as part of a protest over unresolved recruitment and promotion issues within the Department of Railways.