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The Government of Sri Lanka and the Government of India have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on April 5, 2025, for the implementation of development projects in the Eastern Province under the Indian Multi-Sectoral Grants.Under this agreement, India has committed to provide a grant of Rs. 2,371.83 million to support 33 projects identified to meet the development needs of the province.As per the MoU, a separate agreement will be signed between the Indian High Commission and the Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils, and Local Government for each of the 33 projects.The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal…

The price of gold in Sri Lanka has declined by around Rs. 2,000 today (29) in comparison to yesterday (28). Accordingly, today’s price of a 22-carat gold sovereign at the Colombo Pettah gold market has decreased to Rs. 294,000, from Rs. 296,000 recorded yesterday. Meanwhile, the price of a 24-carat gold sovereign, which was Rs. 320,000 yesterday, has dropped to Rs. 318,000 today, according to traders at the Pettah gold market.

One person from a group of four has reportedly died at a fishing wadiya in Narakkaliya, Puttalam, after consuming contents of a bottle found floating on the sea, while another succumbed to the effects at Puttalam Hospital.The remaining two victims are currently receiving treatment at the hospital.

Israeli planes launched strikes on Gaza City on Tuesday (Oct 28) after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the militant group Hamas of violating a ceasefire in the Palestinian territory and ordered the military to carry out “powerful attacks”.The Israeli strikes targeted an area close to Shifa hospital, the largest operational hospital in northern Gaza, witnesses and Hamas media said. There was no word yet on any casualties.The Israeli military did not immediately comment on the strikes, which were the latest violence in a fragile three-week-old ceasefire and which followed a statement by Netanyahu’s office saying he had ordered immediate attacks.The…

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected that Sri Lanka’s economy will grow by 3.1% in 2026.This was stated by Thomas Helbling, Deputy Director of the IMF’s Asia and Pacific Department, during a press conference on the Asia and Pacific Region’s Economic Outlook.Helbling noted that Sri Lanka has experienced a strong economic recovery as the government continues to implement its reform program supported by the IMF.He said the country’s economic growth was recorded at 5% last year and 4.8% in the first half of this year.Commenting further, Helbling stated:“Now some of that strong rebound was just normalization and economic activity…

Measures to allow online payment of traffic spot fines issued by the Police across the country will take effect from December, Minister of Public Security Ananda Wijepala stated.The Minister further said that this initiative is introduced as part of the program to digitize public services.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has obtained a 72-hour detention order to detain and interrogate the female lawyer who allegedly provided a copy of the Penal Code to ‘Ishara Sewwandi,’ a suspect in the murder of ‘Ganemulla Sanjeewa,’ police said.The female lawyer allegedly involved in the Ganemulla Sanjeewa murder case was arrested last night (28) in the Kadawatha area.The infamous gang leader known as “Ganemulla Sanjeewa” was fatally shot by a gunman disguised as a lawyer in the No. 05 Magistrate’s Court within the Aluthkade Courts Complex (Hulftsdorp) on February 19.While the shooter was arrested by security forces on the…

Three Sri Lankan nationals allegedly involved in criminal activities, who were deported from India, have been arrested by the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) upon their arrival at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA).The individuals were deported from India to Sri Lanka yesterday (28). Indian media reported that the trio had illegally entered Tamil Nadu from Sri Lanka by boat about 15 days ago.It was further revealed that the suspects did not possess any valid travel documents to enter or reside in India.According to reports, several criminal cases are currently being investigated against the three suspects in Sri Lanka.Indian media further stated…

The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to a resolution presented by the Prime Minister to grant approval to fill 8,547 vacancies in various departments and institutions.The Cabinet approval was granted last year to appoint a committee comprised of officials headed by the Secretary to the Prime Minister to take necessary actions to the quantities of recruitments to be made essentially after identifying requirements, priorities and time frames by reviewing the process of recruitment to the government service.Considering the requests forwarded to the said committee for filling the vacancies in the posts existing in departments and other institutions under respective…

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal to present in Parliament the amended regulations pertaining to seatbelt regulations for vehicles using expressways.The Motor Vehicles Directive (Expressway) No. 02 of 2011, formulated under the Motor Vehicle Act (Section 203 Authority), was amended through the Extraordinary Gazette Notification No. 2455/29 dated 25-09-2025 in order to minimize the deaths and severe injuries that have occurred due to the increase in accidents on the expressway.Therefore, wearing seat belts for all passengers traveling in vehicles using expressways has been made compulsory.Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal presented by the Acting Minister…