Category: Local News

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed today (August 20) to develop infrastructure for storing, regasifying, and supplying liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the Sobadhanavi Combined Cycle Power Plant at Kerawalapitiya.

Sri Lanka’s Commissioner General of Elections, Saman Sri Ratnayake, announced that 736,589 people applied for postal voting in the 2024 Presidential Election.

Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Public Security has set new rules, limiting passport issuance to about 1,000 per day.

The Election Commission of Sri Lanka stipulates that the maximum amount a candidate can spend in the 2024 presidential election on campaign expenses per registered voter should be Rs. 109.00.

Sri Lanka’s Election Commission has set a limit of Rs. 109.00 per voter on how much a Presidential candidate can spend during their campaign.

A group of election observers from the European Union (EU) and the Commonwealth has arrived in Sri Lanka to monitor the Presidential Election scheduled for September 21, 2024, according to officials from Sri Lanka’s Election Commission on Sunday (August 18).

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa promised on Sunday (August 18), to abolish the Executive Presidency if he is elected President of Sri Lanka.

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasized the importance of strengthening economic cooperation and regional integration from Japan to India, with a special focus on deepening ties with India.

National People’s Power (NPP) presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated that Arjuna Mahendran, who is wanted by the court and has an Interpol red notice issued against him for Central Bank fraud, will be brought back to Sri Lanka if Dissanayake becomes President.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Sri Lanka stated on Saturday, August 17, that it has taken note of recent media reports about a judgment by the Australian Federal Court involving the former Deputy High Commissioner of Sri Lanka in Canberra.

US Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Jennifer R. Littlejohn will visit Sri Lanka, India, and the Maldives from August 17 to 31.

Sri Lanka’s Election Commissioner General Saman Sri Ratnayake stated that even though the ballot paper is longer this year due to more candidates, the budget for the upcoming Presidential Election is still sufficient.

Sri Lanka’s Civil Security Department (CSD), under the Ministry of Defence, played a key role in ending the 30-year war and continues to contribute to development projects and society’s well-being.

The passenger ferry service between Nagapattinam in India and Kankesanthurai (KKS) near Jaffna in Sri Lanka, which was first launched in October 2023, resumed on Friday (August 16), after several delays.

Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Defense has announced that it is now accepting applications from Members of Parliament (MPs) for the provision of repeater firearms as additional weapons.

34 political parties and alliances in Sri Lanka signed the ‘Puluwan Sri Lanka’ agreement at the Waters Edge Hotel in Battaramulla this morning (August 16).