Former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran, and nine other people who were accused in the 1st Bond Scam case of 2015 were released from the charges filed under the Public Property Act, by the Colombo Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar on… Read More
Laugfs Gas reduced domestic gas cylinder prices
LAUGFS Gas has reduced to the price of a domestic 12.5 kg cylinder to Rs. 5,300/-, and a 5 kg cylinder to Rs 2,120/- with effect from Tuesday (11).
110 essential medicines are still in short supply – Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health says that there is still a shortage of 110 types of essential medicines in the country. Dr. Anwar Hamdani, Coordinator of International Medicines Chief, said that patient care services are being maintained by managing shortages of… Read More
Fuel prices will increase in the future?
President Ranil Wickramasinghe says that due to the global impact, fuel prices may increase in the coming months of December, January and February. The President mentioned this in his special statement in Parliament. The President further commented, ‘We have to… Read More
Tea and plane tea price reduced
The Restaurant Owners Association announced that the price of plane tea and tea has been reduced to 30 rupees. Mr Asela Sampath, the national organizer of that association, mentioned that the price of plane tea was Rs. 50 was reduced… Read More
A school principal was arrested for illegally producing local alcohol
A principal of a school in the Giradurukotta area of Mahiyangana has been arrested by Giradurukotte police with two bottles of local alcohol. This raid was conducted based on the complaints that this principle had been illegally producing and selling… Read More
The phone call and internet charges increased again
Phone service companies have increased the phone call and internet charges again from yesterday. The companies say they were forced to raise rates due to the government’s move to impose a 2.5% social security tax from this month.
Google bans translation tool in China
According to foreign media, Google, the world’s leading internet service provider, has decided to suspend its language translation tool in China. It is also reported that the low number of users using Google Translate in China has been the main… Read More
New proposal about Sri Lanka, to be debated in the Human Rights Council
The debate regarding the new resolution submitted to the United Nations Human Rights Council regarding the human rights situation in Sri Lanka is scheduled to be held today (06). It is stated that the relevant proposal regarding Sri Lanka has… Read More
Response to North Korea
South Korea and the US have responded after North Korea fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile over Japan. International media reported that South Korean and US forces conducted missile drills in response. Also, it was reported that the UN Security Council… Read More