Category: Local News

The National People’s Power (NPP) today (April 18) presented a statement with seven-point pledges to Archbishop of Colombo, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, promising justice for the victims of the Easter Sunday attacks.

Reuters reports that Dialog Axiata, a leading Sri Lanka telecom operator, has finalized an agreement to acquire Bharti Airtel’s operations in Sri Lanka.

According to Reuters, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed readiness to facilitate Sri Lanka’s ongoing negotiations with international bondholders.

Sri Lankan postdoctoral research scientist Piyumi Wijesekara is among the new crew of four volunteers selected by NASA to participate in a simulated mission to Mars within a habitat at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.

The Colombo District Court today (April 18) extended an enjoining order that prevents former President Maithripala Sirisena from serving as the chairman of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) until May 09.

The proposed electricity sector reforms have been published in the government gazette on Wednesday (April 17), as the ‘Sri Lanka Electricity Bill’.

The National People’s Power (NPP) has stated that if it comes into power, it will set up a special judicial commission to further investigate the Easter Sunday attacks based on findings from previous inquiries.

Iranian authorities said they rescued 21 Sri Lankan crewmen from a Cook Islands-flagged tanker sinking in the Gulf of Oman, the state news agency IRNA reported today, according to Reuters.

Reuters reports that Sri Lanka intends to engage with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to determine if its recent debt restructuring proposals align with the terms of its financial aid program, according to a statement from the finance ministry on Wednesday.

The 15 Sri Lankan fishermen who were sentenced to 7 years of rigorous imprisonment in Myanmar for violating maritime boundaries have been granted a general amnesty.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has highlighted the critical role of addressing gender inequality in achieving Sri Lanka’s ambitious growth targets.

Sri Lanka’s Department of Immigration and Emigration announced that a new online visa application system is now operational as of April 17.

An Excise officer was arrested on Tuesday (April 16) in Wariyapola for allegedly distorting and sharing the ‘Soorya Mangalya’ song on social media.

Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne, the founder of the Sarvodaya Movement, has passed away at the age of 92 while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Colombo.

Former Parliamentarian Palitha Thewarapperuma died from electrocution this evening (April 16), at the age of 64.

Reuters reports that Sri Lanka has turned down a restructuring plan proposed by international bondholders to address its $12 billion debt, thereby endangering crucial International Monetary Fund (IMF) aid and further delaying the resolution of its ongoing two-year debt crisis.