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• China Pledges Full Support for Sri Lanka’s Debt Restructuring 4 mei 2024
  State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe has met with the Chinese Vice Minister of Finance Liao Min. This meeting was held on the sidelines of the ADB annual meeting in Georgia. Minister Semasinghe said on X ”at this discussion China assured its fullest support and cooperation to conclude the debt restructuring process in Sri Lanka.” […]
• Yupun, Nadeeha secure 2 medals at UAE Athletics Grand Prix 3 mei 2024
  Sri Lankan sprinter Yupun Abeykoon secured third place in the Men’s 100m event at the UAE Athletics Grand Prix 2024 in Dubai this afternoon (May 03). Meanwhile, Sri Lanka’s Nadeesha Ramanayake has won second place in the Women’s 400m event.
• Sri Lanka slips down Press Freedom Index 3 mei 2024
  Reporters Without Borders released the 2024 World Press Freedom Index on Friday (03). According to RFS, Sri Lanka has slipped to the 150th position in the index, from 135th position last year. Click here to read the RSF Sri Lanka Fact File
• Companies should be ashamed of not giving workers a raise – Vadivel Suresh 3 mei 2024
  Mr. Vadivel Suresh, General Secretary of the Lanka Jathika Estate Workers’ Union, emphasized that both the Government and the Plantation Employers’ Association bear the responsibility of providing wage increases to plantation workers. These workers, who play a pivotal role in sustaining the esteemed reputation of ‘Ceylon Tea’, contribute significantly to the national economy of Sri […]
• LPL player auction on May 21 3 mei 2024
  The Player Auction of the Lanka Premier League 2024, which is Sri Lanka’s topmost domestic T20 League with an international flavor, will be conducted on May 21, 2024. The auction will be held at the Hotel Shangri-La, Colombo starting at noon. This is the second consecutive year that the Lanka Premier League, which is growing […]
• CID records another statement from Maithri 3 mei 2024
  Former President Maithripala Sirisena has appeared before the Criminal Investigations Department today (May 03) to record another statement regarding the Easter Sunday terror attacks. The CID had previously obtained a five-hour-long statement from the former President on March 25 over a statement he had made a few days earlier.
• Water cannons deployed on protesting Med. students 3 mei 2024
  Police had used water cannons in order to disperse the protesting medical students near the Viharamahadevi Park in Colombo earlier today (May 03). The protest march was organised by the Medical Faculty Students’ Action Committee against the establishment of private medical colleges in the country and the decision to establish a Faculty of Medicine at […]
• Kottu, Fried Rice prices reduced 3 mei 2024
  The All Ceylon Restaurant Owners’ Association has decided to reduce prices of several food items, following the reduction in gas prices that was announced earlier today (May 03).  Accordingly, the Association announced that the prices of Fried Rice and Koththu will be reduced by Rs. 20 while prices of shorteats will be reduced by Rs. 10. […]
• Royal pardon for 44 Sri Lankans in UAE 3 mei 2024
  Forty four Sri Lankans who were in different prisons across the United Arab Emirates have been pardoned by a Royal order.  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates has formally conveyed to the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi that these Sri Lankan prisoners received pardon by the Royal order on […]
• Weather advisory for high waves issued 3 mei 2024
  The sea areas along the coast extending from Kalpitiya to Pottuvil via Colombo, Galle, and Hambantota may see a rise in the swell waves today (3) approximately 2.5 m – 3.0 m height and wave period around 12s-16s, according to the Department of Meteorology. Nearshore water areas off the coast that stretch from Kalpitiya to […]