It is reported that the daily power cut has to be increased to three hours.  This has been caused by the failure of one generator of the Norochchole thermal power plant.  At the Norochchola power plant, one generator has already… Read More

Wildlife and Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera states that discussions are underway to name another animal instead of the Giant squirrel (Ratufa macroura), which has been named the national animal. The Minister said that the fact that the animal has been… Read More

Norochchola thermal power plant has stated its one generator failure. The Minister of Power and Energy Mr Kanchana Wijesekera says that work is going on to correct the error. He states that the second generator is currently planned and undergoing… Read More

A Donier 228 maritime surveillance aircraft belonging to the Indian Navy is scheduled to be delivered to Sri Lanka today (15).  It coincides with today’s Indian Independence Day. The Government of India is going to provide 3 such aircraft to… Read More

The Ministry of Education has decided to hold all government and government-approved schools five days a week from today (15).  This is according to a decision taken in a meeting held recently under the chairmanship of Education Minister Susil Premajayantha.… Read More

Sources reveal that Sri Lanka has lost the opportunity to import fuel directly from Russia with discounts after the two Russian oil company representatives who visited the country refused to enter into agreements with the Petroleum Corporation last week. It… Read More

A special gazette announcement has been issued removing the ban on the import of pesticides containing glyphosate. President Ranil Wickramasinghe has issued this gazette notification effective from August 5th. According to the gazette announcement, the import of glyphosate is permitted… Read More

Ceylon Transport Board says that starting from today, buses will run according to the scheduled timetables, including all the ‘Sisu Sariya’ buses. The board mentioned that 741 student buses are used for services. The Ceylon Transport Board said that the… Read More

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has informed the Ministry of Finance to further limit the import of non-essential goods as the country’s dollar deficit may worsen. The Central Bank has pointed out that the import restriction should be done… Read More

The President’s Secretary has issued a circular to all the secretaries of the ministries imposing strict restrictions on limiting government expenditure. Accordingly, the Treasury circular has been notified to strictly adhere to the restriction of expenditure. Due to the economic… Read More