Category: Local News

Cabinet Spokesman, Minister Vijitha Herath, announced that the Rs. 25,000 fertilizer subsidy for paddy farmers will commence in the Ampara District next Monday (October 14).

Sri Lanka’s Cabinet has approved the appointment of a new Acting Commissioner General for the Department of Excise, effective immediately.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has expressed its willingness to provide financial assistance for the development of tourism, energy, and small-scale industries in Sri Lanka.

The police have revealed details about a schoolgirl who took her own life by jumping from the 29th floor to the 3rd floor of the Lotus Tower in Colombo, within the Maradana Police Division, yesterday evening (October 7).

Kanishka Wijeratne, the Director General of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), gave an undertaking today (October 7) to the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka to resign from his position.

A schoolgirl died after jumping from the viewing platform at the Lotus Tower in Colombo this afternoon (October 7).

Former Director of the State Intelligence Service (SIS) Nilantha Jayawardena informed the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, through his legal counsel, that he has fully settled the arrears of compensation ordered for the victims of the Easter Sunday attacks.

The World Bank and the Government of Sri Lanka signed the Second Resilience, Stability, and Economic Turnaround (RESET) Development Policy Operation (DPO) for $200 million.

Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Priyantha Weerasooriya has denied rumors that former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s security detail has been withdrawn.

Sri Lanka’s tourism industry has shown steady progress through September, with both arrivals and earnings improving, despite a slight decline from the previous month.

The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) is making strides toward introducing the long-awaited Number Portability (NP) service in the country.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated that the investigation into the Easter Sunday attack will be expedited to ensure that such a tragedy does not occur in the country again and that justice is served for the victims.

Professor Wasantha Athukorala from the Department of Economics and Statistics at the University of Peradeniya states that over 100,000 people have left agricultural employment in Sri Lanka within the past year.

The Sri Lankan government has increased the special import tax on potatoes and large onions.

The collection of personal and household information for Sri Lanka’s 15th Census of Population and Housing will begin tomorrow (October 7).

Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police Dhammika Priyantha has been appointed as the new Director of the State Intelligence Service (SIS) in Sri Lanka.