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Fuel crisis affecting restoration of electricity breakdowns! – CEB The Ceylon Electricity Board said that there could be delays in restoring power outages due to the fuel crisis. Issuing a statement the CEB said that the fuel crisis is posing…

Railway trade unions have called off their strike action. A Senior Officer from Sri Lanka Railways told News 1st that a decision was made to release fuel from the Sri Lanka Railways reserves to employees, as they went on strike…

FR against Army intervention at Galle protest A Fundamental Rights Petition has been submitted to the Supreme Court over peaceful protestors at the Galle Fort being intervened by the military. The FR is seeking a ruling that basic human rights…

Ambulances run out of fuel: patients’ lives in danger Getting fuel for ambulances, lorries transporting drugs and generators at many hospitals has now become a problem, health sources claim. If ambulances run out of fuel, there is a risk that…

Govt. reverses decision on “Qatar Charity” Power and Energy Minister – Kanchana Wijesekera, who is in Qatar on an official visit has said that Sri Lanka has decided to lift the ban imposed on the Qatar Charity. Tweeting, he said,…

Bus fares revised The National Transport Commission has announced new bus fares effective from midnight today (June 30). The commission said that bus fares will be increased by 22 percent. Accordingly, the minimum fare will be increased from Rs. 32…

Matara High Court sentences 6 to death. The Matara High Court today (30) sentenced 6 people to death over the killing of five people. The 6 suspects who were found guilty in connection with the killing of five people in…

SL Muslims to celebrate Hajj on July 10 The Colombo Grand Mosque today (29) announced that Sri Lankan Muslims will celebrate the festival of Hajj on July 10.

No COVID-19 deaths yesterday No COVID-19 deaths have been confirmed yesterday (29) by the Director-General of Health Services. Accordingly, the current COVID-19 death toll remains at 16,521.

Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe re-appointed CBSL Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe has been re-appointed as Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) for another term of six years by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the PMD said. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, in…