Litro Gas company says that there will be no distribution of domestic LP gas cylinders tomorrow (25) as well. MORE..

24 May 2022 (8:30 PM)

New secretaries were appointed to 23 ministries today (May 24), the President s Media Division (PMD) says. MORE..

24 May 2022 (8:12 PM)

A tense situation is reported in front of the headquarters of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). MORE..

24 May 2022 (7:21 PM)

Lanka IOC (LIOC), IndianOil s subsidiary in Sri Lanka, has also decided to limit dispensing fuel volumes for vehicles at filling stations, in line with the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation s move following the recent fuel price hike. MORE..

24 May 2022 (7:15 PM)

The All Island United Container Transport Owners Association says freight container transportation charges will be increased by 35 percent. MORE..

24 May 2022 (7:05 PM)

MP Johnston Fernando has left the Criminal Investigation Department after recording a statement for more than four hours, says Ada Derana reporter. MORE..

24 May 2022 (6:31 PM)

The prevailing showery condition in the Puttalam district is expected to continue further, the Department of Meteorology said in a weather advisory issued this evening (May 24). MORE..

24 May 2022 (5:46 PM)

Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) says it would take disciplinary action against the party members who accepted ministerial portfolios in the incumbent government. MORE..

24 May 2022 (5:21 PM)

The Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) has disclosed that pharmaceutical drugs worth Rs. 6,259 million have faced a quality failure from 2011 to 2020 due to improper storage of the said drugs. MORE..

24 May 2022 (5:07 PM)

Minister of Foreign Affairs Prof. G. L. Peiris met the UN Resident Coordinator in Colombo, Hanaa Singer-Hamdy yesterday (May 23) to discuss multiple impacts arising out of the current economic situation in the country such as the supply of essential items, concerns regarding food security and livelihood matters. MORE..

24 May 2022 (4:53 PM)

The fares of Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) and privately-owned buses have been increased by 19.5 percent with effect from midnight today (May 24), the National Transport Commission says. MORE..

24 May 2022 (3:13 PM)

The chairperson of Sri Lanka Tourism, Kimarli Fernando has tendered her resignation to Tourism Minister Harin Fernando. MORE..

24 May 2022 (2:47 PM)

The school cut-off marks of the 2021 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination have been released by the Ministry of Education. MORE..

24 May 2022 (1:57 PM)

The All-Island Three Wheeler Drivers and Owners Association has decided to increase the fares following the price hike announced this morning (May 24). MORE..

24 May 2022 (1:34 PM)

The limits introduced for dispensing fuel volumes to vehicles at filling stations have been revised again following the price hike announced early this morning (May 24). MORE..

24 May 2022 (12:51 PM)

Sri Lanka will obtain another short-term loan facility of USD 500 million from the Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank) to purchase petroleum products, the government says. MORE..

24 May 2022 (12:13 PM)

MP Johnston Fernando has arrived at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) a short while ago, says Ada Derana correspondent. MORE..

24 May 2022 (11:53 AM)

Sri Lanka Navy, in a special operation conducted in Sallisampaltivu and seas off Trincomalee last night (May 23), has apprehended 67 individuals in total, who attempted to illegally migrate to a foreign country via sea routes. MORE..

24 May 2022 (11:26 AM)

Showers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle and Matara districts, the Department of Meteorology says. MORE..

24 May 2022 (8:54 AM)

Sri Lanka has hired heavyweight financial and legal advisers Lazard and Clifford Chance as it prepares for the difficult task of renegotiating its debts, a trio of sources told Reuters on Monday. MORE..

24 May 2022 (8:50 AM)