Category: Local News

The Railway Department announced that 20 office trains were canceled this morning (June 10) due to the ongoing strike by the Sri Lanka Railway Locomotive Operating Engineers’ Union.

Thirteen people, including school children, were injured and taken to the hospital today (June 9) when a bus carrying students and parents overturned into a canal in Warakapola town around 4:30 AM.

Sri Lanka has been elected to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for a three-year term starting January 1, 2025.

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, following an official invitation from the Government of India, departed for India this morning (June 9) to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Shri Narendra Modi for his third term as Prime Minister of India.

Senior officers of the Sri Lankan Tri-Forces participated in a Human Trafficking Training Programme at the Galle Face Hotel in Colombo on Friday (June 7).

Sri Lanka has seen a notable increase in remittances from expatriate workers in recent months, with May 2024 bringing in USD 544.4 million.

Dr. Harsha De Silva, Chairman of the Committee on Public Finance, revealed in the Parliament of Sri Lanka on Friday (June 7) that he is facing undue threats related to a million-dollar visa issuing process.

For the first time, the Saudi Government has offered Muslim members of Sri Lanka’s Tri Forces a sponsored chance to perform the annual Haj pilgrimage this year (2024).

Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has ruled that the proposed bill titled “Gender Equality” is inconsistent with Article 12 of the Constitution.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) believes Sri Lanka will soon finalize agreements with external commercial creditors that align with program goals.

A group of Sri Lankan train drivers began a strike at midnight on Thursday (June 6).

The “Sri Lanka Electricity” Bill was passed in the Parliament of Sri Lanka with amendments.

The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) has given initial approval for Starlink to offer satellite-based internet services in Sri Lanka, following a formal public consultation process.

The Sri Lankan government will lower electricity tariffs starting July 1, 2024.

The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka today (June 06) ruled the presidential pardon granted to Don Shamantha Jude Anthony Jayamaha, the convict in the Royal Park murder case, by the former Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena was arbitrary and legally invalid.

Sri Lanka’s State Minister of Defence, Premitha Bandara Tennakoon, led a meeting with representatives from UN agencies, INGOs, and NGOs to discuss ongoing rescue and relief efforts for communities affected by bad weather.