Category: Local News

Gathering oral comments from the general public on the proposed amendments to electricity tariffs in Sri Lanka will begin today (December 27).

The Ministry of Digital Economy in Sri Lanka has launched a special program to promote digital payments across the country.

An 81-year-old Sri Lankan woman passed away following an emergency landing of a Qatar Airways flight at Erbil International Airport on Wednesday. The incident was confirmed by Ahmed Jalal, Sri Lanka’s honorary consul in Erbil.

Sri Lanka has welcomed its 2 millionth tourist of 2024, who arrived today (December 26) at 10:49 AM on flight UL 403 from Bangkok at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA).

The Sri Lanka Police have issued special instructions on how traffic officers should operate when stopping vehicles at night.

A two-minute silence will be observed across Sri Lanka today (December 26) from 9:25 AM to 9:27 AM as a mark of respect for those who lost their lives in the tsunami disaster that struck the coastal belt of Sri Lanka on December 26, 2004.

Wasantha Handapangoda, a prominent trade union activist and former President of the Sri Lanka Podujana Education Services Union of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), has passed away due to a sudden illness.

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya encouraged all Sri Lankans to celebrate Christmas by focusing on togetherness, gratitude, and peace.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, in his Christmas message, highlighted the importance of unity, peace and humanity during this special season.

Dr. Senesh Dissanaike Bandara, Chairman of the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC), has resigned from his position.

Due to adverse weather conditions in Sri Lanka, Cabinet approval has been granted for the compensation and relief process for the damage caused to the country’s agricultural sector.

Veteran Sri Lankan singer Piya Suriyasena has passed away at the age of 80.

A high-level discussion on critical preparations for Sri Lanka’s upcoming Mutual Evaluation (ME) by the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) was held yesterday (December 23) at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, under the patronage of Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

Sri Lanka’s total export revenue amounted to Rs. 370 billion (USD 1,269.33 million) in November 2024, according to the Sri Lanka Export Development Board.

A special committee has been appointed to tackle organized crime and improve traffic control across Sri Lanka.

Credit ratings agency Moody’s has upgraded Sri Lanka’s long-term foreign currency issuer rating to ‘Caa1’ from ‘Ca’, with a stable outlook.