The Public Utilities Commission has approved an 8 hour and 30 minute power cut in stages today. Accordingly, the power cuts are as follows.

A protest is took that near the Pagiriwatta Road in Mirihana, blocking the access road to the President’s residence yesterday. They are demanding solutions to the problems in the country including electricity, gas and diesel.Later Tear gas has been fired… Read More

Police imposed curfew in several areas last night and removed it at 5 this morning. The curfew was imposed in Colombo North, Colombo Central, Colombo South, Mirihana, Kelaniya and Mount Lavinia police areas. The incident took place in the Mirihana… Read More

The Ministry of External Affairs of India states that the External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar will pay an official visit to Maldives and Sri Lanka from 26-30 March 2022 at the invitations of the  Foreign Affairs of Maldives, H.E. Mr. Abdulla… Read More

We admit that there is a crisis, says Minister of Energy, Udaya Gammanpila.  Responding to Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa in Parliament today (24), the MP stated that for more than a year, the Government itself cautioned of a foreign exchange… Read More

The Department of Labor states that steps have been taken to file around 15,000 cases against employers who have not paid EPF/ETF allowances, including the Employees Provident Fund. Commissioner, General of Labor, Prabhath Chandrakirthi said that a new bill was… Read More

Veteran journalist Bandula Padmakumara has passed away on 24th February.  He was 71 at the time of his death. Padmakumara served as the founding and chief editor of Lakbima newspaper, in addition to holding several positions in news agencies.

Sri Lankan authorities on Sunday (Dec 12) put on show what they said was the world’s largest natural corundum blue sapphire, weighing 310kg, which was found in a gem pit about three months ago. Local gemologists, who have examined the… Read More