Category: Local News

Over 200 trade unions in the public sector in Sri Lanka will launch a trade union action by reporting ‘sick’ on Monday (July 8) and Tuesday (July 9), according to the Trade Unions Collective.

Basil Rajapaksa, founder of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and former minister, has reaffirmed their support for President Ranil Wickremesinghe, prioritizing the country’s welfare.

35 dogs worth 58 million rupees were transported from the Netherlands to Katunayake Airport in Sri Lanka in the early hours of Friday (July 5) for the Police Kennels Division of the Sri Lanka Police.

Eleven Sri Lankans deported from the UAE for cybercrimes arrived in Sri Lanka this morning (July 6), according to the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE).

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe told Most Venerable Makulewe Wimala Thera, the Chief Prelate of the Ramagna Maha Nikaya, that he had informed the Election Commissioner to hold the Presidential Election as scheduled.

Uma Kumaran, daughter of Sri Lankan refugees, made history on Friday by becoming the first Tamil woman to enter the British Parliament.

Three groups have filed petitions to intervene in a Fundamental Rights (FR) case by businessman C.D. Lenawa, who wants to delay the presidential election announcement until the Supreme Court clarifies the election date.

Four people died and three were critically injured after a lorry overturned near Walihida on the Badulla-Soranathota road around 12:00 PM today (July 05), police said.

Billionaire businessman and MP Dhammika Perera says he is ready to run in the upcoming Presidential Election if the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) decides.

Sri Lanka’s State Minister of Finance, Ranjith Siyambalapitiya, clarified that people who earn less than Rs. 100,000 per month do not need to pay taxes, even if they’ve received messages from the Inland Revenue Department asking for payments.

The Colombo High Court today (July 5) ordered a 3-month suspension of the fixed deposit accounts and life insurance policies of former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella and six of his family members.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is planning a project to finance tourism in Sri Lanka.

A five-member Supreme Court bench will review a fundamental rights petition filed by entrepreneur C.D. Lenawa (Chamindra Dayan Lenawa) on July 8, 2024.

The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) will cut water supply for 18 hours in several areas starting at 9:00 PM tonight to repair a leak in a transmission pipeline.

Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has issued an interim injunction preventing the implementation of the Gazette notification by the Labour Minister to increase the daily wage of plantation workers to Rs. 1,700.

Sri Lanka Police have arrested the gunman responsible for killing Public Health Inspector Roshan Kumara Vithanage in Elpitiya back in February.