- Russia’s Putin declares unilateral Easter ceasefire in Ukraine
- Fairly heavy showers expected in parts of the island
- Easter Sunday: A Day Of Faith And Remembrance For Sri Lanka
- Special security and traffic plan in place for Sacred Tooth Relic exposition in Kandy
- VAT exempted on locally produced milk and yogurt; digital services and traders face new tax changes
- Nearly 40 schools in Kandy to remain closed next week
- Ranil warns of over 100,000 job losses in Sri Lanka due to US tariff impact
- New access routes introduced for Sacred Tooth Relic exposition
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Dhammika Perera, a leading businessman in the country, has decided to resign from the board of directors of all his companies.Accordingly, it is stated that the Sri Lanka People’s Front has officially agreed to accept the post of National List Member.
Sri Lanka’s government has taken steps to improve the country’s public transportation system.The President’s Media Division (PMD) recommends the following five critical initiatives in this respect.Priority is given to the Park & Drive system.Train services going to expanded by concentrating on office services. Short-distance timetable for both SLTB and private buses An agreement was reached to address the SLTB wage problem.Railway restricted areas are being leased for food crops. According to the PMD, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has underlined the need of maintaining more efficient and high-quality public transportation services in order to attract customers.People have been badly inconvenienced as a result of the…
Dr. Sudath Samaraweera, Director Specialist of the National Dengue Control Unit says that there is a risk of the dengue epidemic spreading again in Sri Lanka.Accordingly, the number of dengue patients reported in the Western Province is high and the districts at high risk of spreading dengue have been identified as Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara, Kandy, Galle, Jaffna, Ratnapura and Kegalle, he said at a media conference held at the Government Information Department.So far in the year 2022, 26,622 dengue patients have been identified and 2416 dengue patients have been reported in the last 8 days alone.Physician Dr. Ananda Wijewickrama of…
A Gazette notification has been issued creating two new ministerial portfolios.As per the Gazette, the new portfolios are Minister of Technology and Investment Promotion and Minister of Women, Child Affairs & Social Empowerment.President Gotabaya Rajapaksa issued the Gazzette last night (09), amending a previous Gazette notification that was issued by him on the 27th of May.The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC), Board of Investment (BOI), Sri Lanka Telecom, Department of Registration of Persons, Department of Immigration and Emigration, Port City Economic Commission, Standards Institution, Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA), and Lotus Tower fall under the Minister of…
Today (09) the second reading of the Sri Lanka Electricity Amendment Bill was passed with a majority in Parliament.Accordingly 120 people voted in favor of the Bill and 36 votes were cast against it. Thirteen MPs abstained.
The Litro Company states that there will be no gas distribution tomorrow (10).It is said that a ship carrying 3,900 metric tons of gas which arrived in the island yesterday (08) has not been able to pay the $ 2.5 million due yet.
MP Johnston Fernando, who arrived at the residence of Colombo Fort Magistrate Thilina Gamage this evening for surrender, has been granted bail.According to reports, the parliamentarian was released on two personal bails, each valued at Rs. 10 million.
Australian cricketers have released a video calling on the world to provide humanitarian assistance to Sri Lanka, which is currently facing a severe economic crisis.It was observed that Australian cricketers along with the United Nations team in Sri Lanka and several NGOs had joined hands today to launch a joint Humanitarian Needs and Priorities (HNP) Plan.expected to raise US $ 47.2 million in humanitarian assistance to provide life-saving assistance to Sri Lanka over a four-month period from June to September.As mentioned above, a video message states that two of Australia’s strongest cricketers, Steve Smith and Mitchell Stark, have been briefed…
MP Jhonston fernando has surrendered to court short while ago.after the court order given to him earlier today MP Jhonston Fernando, who is suspect in the Galle face protestors attack
The Director General of Health Services, Dr. Asela Gunawardena has stated that wearing a face mask will not be mandatory from tomorrow (June 10).The Director General of Health Services further stated that people with respiratory ailments and related ailments can wear masks as before without any problems.Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella had also posted this on his official Twitter account.The relevant announcement is below,