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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake returned to Sri Lanka this morning (01) after successfully completing a three-day official visit to Japan, undertaken at the invitation of the Japanese Government.The President commenced his visit on September 27 and served as the Chief Guest at the Sri Lanka Day celebrations held at the “Expo 2025” exhibition in Osaka, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said.During the visit, President Dissanayake engaged in a series of high-level bilateral discussions aimed at further strengthening the longstanding friendship and cooperation between Japan and Sri Lanka, while also expanding trade, investment and economic relations. According to the statement, President Dissanayake…

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (Ceypetco) has announced a revision of fuel prices effective from midnight today (30).According to the announcement, the price of Auto Diesel will be reduced by Rs. 6 to Rs. 277 per litre, and Petrol 95 Octane will be reduced by Rs. 6 to Rs. 335 per litre. Kerosene will be reduced by Rs. 5 to Rs. 180 per litre. Meanwhile, there will be no change in the prices of Petrol 92 Octane and Super Diesel.The revised rates are as follows:Auto Diesel – Rs. 277 (reduced by Rs. 6)Petrol 95 Octane – Rs. 335 (reduced by Rs. 6)Kerosene –…

Sri Lanka Police says that it has been confirmed that Anura Vidanagamage, also known as “Kajja”, who was recently shot dead along with his two children in Middeniya, was in the vehicle that had followed slain former Sri Lankan rugby player Wasim Thajudeen’s vehicle moments before the latter was murdered.Speaking at a press briefing in Colombo today (30), Acting Police Spokesman ASP Minura Senarath stated that this information was uncovered following the interrogation of underworld figure ‘Backhoe Saman’, who was recently arrested in Indonesia and is suspected to have orchestrated the killing of ‘Kajja’, and a statement provided by Kajja’s…

The temporary driver’s licence issued during the renewal process will now be provided by the National Transport Medical Institute in Nugegoda, effective today (30), the Department of Motor Traffic has announced.This will be implemented as a pilot project starting today.The Department stated that if no changes are required to the existing driver’s licence during the renewal process, the temporary licence can be obtained directly from the Transport Medical Institute in Nugegoda.Furthermore, applicants for temporary licences are no longer required to visit the Werahera Motor Traffic Office, the Department confirmed.

The issuance of travel tickets to private bus passengers will be mandatory from tomorrow (Oct. 1), the Road Passenger Authority of the Western Province has announced.The Authority noted that starting from tomorrow, passengers traveling in buses without a valid ticket will be fined.Operations Manager of the Authority Jeevinda Keerthirathna emphasized that conductors who fail to issue tickets will also be fined.Accordingly, Keerthirathna stated that from tomorrow, all passengers traveling on buses operating within the Western Province will be required to keep their travel ticket with them at all times.Meanwhile, the Chairman of the Western Province Road Passenger Transport Authority, Gamini…

The Supreme Court today (30) dismissed a Fundamental Rights petition filed by former Minister Rajitha Senaratne, which sought a ruling to invalidate the election of former Minister Rohitha Abeygunawardena as a Member of Parliament for the Kalutara District at the last General Election.The Supreme Court issued the order after considering the submissions presented by both parties, said Buzzer News reporter.

The one-day strike launched by the Federation of University Teachers’ Associations (FUTA) is currently underway at all state universities across the country.As a result, lectures and all academic activities at universities have been suspended for the day.The strike has been launched based on several key concerns, including, the shortage of academic staff due to the brain drain and failure to recruit qualified personnel, salary-related issues, the lack of improvements in university infrastructure and the insufficient allocation of funds for research.FUTA members stated that despite holding discussions with government authorities on multiple occasions, no satisfactory or effective solutions have been provided…

Sri Lanka will soon develop a national quality infrastructure system that meets high international recognition standards, according to Minister of Science and Technology Dr. Chrishantha Abeysena.The Minister made this announcement while attending the inaugural session of a two-day workshop on Regulatory Impact Assessment and the Strengthening and Development of National Quality Infrastructure Systems, organized by the Ministry of Science and Technology in collaboration with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and with technical support from the European Union (EU).As part of a program under the Ministry of Science and Technology, budgetary allocations have been set aside for 2025 to…

The Court of Appeal has scheduled the hearing of former Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka’s writ petition seeking to annul charges filed against him over the 2016 hit-and-run incident on November 24.The petition was called before Court of Appeal Justice Frank Gunawardena today (29), Ada Derana reporter said. Accordingly, the judge, considering a request made by Attorney Amarasiri Panditharatne, appearing for Patali Champika Ranawaka, ordered that the relevant petition be called for hearing on November 24.The Attorney General had filed an indictment against former Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka before the Colombo High Court during the tenure of former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa for…

The Court of Appeal has ordered the Department of Wildlife Conservation to submit, by November 10, information on the steps taken to implement the proposals prepared by the Centre for Environmental Justice to mitigate the human-elephant conflict.The petition was taken up today before a Court of Appeal bench comprising Justices Damitha Thotawatta and Sarath Dissanayake, said Ada Derana reporter.The Centre for Environmental Justice had previously submitted a series of proposals for the Court’s intervention to address the human-elephant conflict. On the advice of the Court, these proposals were forwarded to the Department of Wildlife Conservation for implementation. However, they have yet…