China has responded to the statement made by Mrs Samantha Power, head of the American Agency for International Development in New Delhi, that China’s non-transparent lending for Sri Lanka’s infrastructure is a major factor behind the current crisis engulfing Sri… Read More

Surface inflation, measured by the annual point change in the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CPI, 2013=100), increased from 54.6%  in June 2022 to 60.8 % in July 2022. This increase in annual point inflation was due to monthly increases in… Read More

A person who stole two television sets from Temple Tree palace after the protests took over it has been arrested. The Kirulapana police say that this person who stole two 54-inch television sets is a chef. One television was found… Read More

The World Bank states that it is deeply concerned about the impact on the people of Sri Lanka in view of the dire economic situation. In a statement, the World Bank says that it does not plan to provide new… Read More

The government has decided not to give holidays this August to government and approved private schools.  Education Minister Susil Premajayantha says that schools will continue until the end of November. The minister also said that the current system of holding… Read More

The police carried out a search of the Nugegoda office of the Front line Socialist party  this morning. A spokesman said that the police visited the party’s headquarters in Nugegoda this morning. He also said that this group, who came… Read More

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya Member of Parliament Mr Champika Ranawaka says that the only option to escape the economic crisis that Sri Lanka is facing is to get a loan from the International Monetary Fund. Posting a note on his… Read More

A corporal attached to the Sri Lanka Air Force base in Batticaloa was found tied to a tree in Valachichena, Ridhithenna area yesterday morning (28). He was later taken to the hospital after residents informed the Valachiwena police. The police… Read More

According to the Ministry of Health, more than 60 lakh people over the age of 20 have not received the booster vaccine. The director of the epidemiology department, expert Dr. Samitha Ginige said that this is a very dangerous situation… Read More

Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera has stated that businesses with multiple vehicles can now register all their vehicles with their business registration number on the fuel license. Also, the minister stated that the machinery can be registered in the respective divisional… Read More