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The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has announced a revision of fuel prices effective from midnight today (Sept. 30).Accordingly, the price of Petrol 92 Octane has been reduced by Rs. 21 to Rs. 311 per litre, while Auto Diesel has been reduced by Rs. 24 to Rs. 283 per litre.The price of Super Diesel has also been slashed by Rs. 33, bringing the new price to Rs. 319 per litre, and Kerosene has been reduced by Rs. 19 to Rs. 183 per litre.However, the price of Petrol 95 remains unchanged, according to Ceypetco.

Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal (Retired) Sampath Thuyacontha says the recent Gazette notification issued by the President summoning the tri-forces was for the protection of the public. Speaking to the media, Air Vice Marshal (Retired) Sampath Thuyacontha said that it was a routine procedure under the powers vested by the President.“Even if there is no emergency law, the President has the power to summon the tri-forces for the protection of the public. It is purely a routine Gazette issued every month. However, it is being made viral on social media,” he said. Stating that all forms of possible threats to Sri Lanka…

Former parliamentarians have been ordered to return their pistols, which were issued to them for personal security, to the Ministry of Defence without delay, informed sources said yesterday.A senior defence official told the Daily Mirror that parliamentary authorities have sent separate letters to those former MPs who had received these firearms, requesting them to hand over their pistols.Statistics indicate that over 100 MPs out of the 225 members in the recently dissolved Parliament had obtained pistols for personal protection.This latest development follows a decision made by the previous government to allow former MPs to keep at least two firearms for…

Officers of the Police Special Task Force (STF) have arrested a suspect along with a micro pistol and live ammunition in Weliweriya.The arrested suspect is said to be related to the notorious underworld figure and drug trafficker Janith Madushanka alias ‘Podi Lassi’ and Meetiyagoda Dasun Rajakaruna. Police further stated that a raid was conducted following a tip-off received indicating that the suspect was planning other crimes by utilizing phone numbers of foreign countries while under the pretext that he has been hiding abroad for several years. The 46-year-old suspect has been handed over to the Weliweriya Police for further investigation.In a separate…

The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has informed that all taxpayers must make their final income tax payments for the Year of Assessment 2023/2024 by today (Sept 30).Issuing a notice to taxpayers, it warned failure to meet this deadline may result in penalties and interest charges. The penalties and interest imposed for non-payment or late payment of income tax will not be waived or reduced, the department said.In addition, the IRD reminds taxpayers to clear all outstanding default taxes on or before October 30, 2024. After that date, any unpaid default taxes will be subject to rigorous collection actions, including legal…

Israel’s continuing air strikes may have already forced as many as one million people from their homes across Lebanon, the country’s prime minister has said.“It is the largest displacement movement that may have happened,” Najib Mikati said.Lebanon’s health ministry reported more than 50 people killed in Sunday’s strikes – two days after Israel assassinated Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut. Meanwhile, Hezbollah fired more rockets into northern Israel.In a separate development, Israel said it had carried out “large-scale” air strikes on military targets of the Iran-backed Houthi movement in Yemen.Hezbollah confirmed on Sunday that top military commander Ali Karaki and…

Sri Lanka Police today advised customers of banks not to share their One Time Passwords (OTP) provided by banks with any third parties under any circumstances, as serious financial scams have been reported recently.

The Meteorology Department says showers or thundershowers will occur at several places over most parts of the island during the afternoon or night.Heavy showers of about 100 mm can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Southern and North-western provinces.Showers may occur in Southern province and in Batticaloa and Ampara districts during the morning too.The general public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.

The Ministry of Education stated that a decision has been taken to award full marks to all students for the three questions in the first paper of this year’s Grade 05 Scholarship Examination that had allegedly been shared in advance, as recommended by the committee of experts.The expert committee has stated that re-conducting the examination would significantly affect the mental well-being of the children who have already faced the exam. They also emphasize that it is essential to do justice to all the children, suggesting that the best solution is to award full marks to all the students for the three…

Sri Lanka Police said that all police personnel assigned to provide security to former Parliamentarians have been recalled from today, except those providing security to the former Speaker, former Deputy Speaker and former Opposition Leader. Newly elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake dissolved the Parliament of Sri Lanka with effect from midnight on Tuesday (24), via a Gazette notification.The general election is to be held on November 14 while the new Parliament is scheduled to meet on November 21, 2024.