Litro chairman resigns Litro Gas Chairman Eng. Vijitha Herath has resigned from his position. In an announcement to the media, he said his resignation is in effect from Friday (10). A former chairman of the Sri Lanka Insurance and Ceylon…
NO FATALITIES ON COVID-19 RELATED AS CONFIRMED BY DGHS AS ON THE 09 th
No COVID-19 deaths as on Thursday No COVID-19 deaths have been confirmed yesterday (09) by the Director-General of Health Services. Accordingly, the current COVID-19 death toll remains at 16,518.
SRI LANKAN RESERVES ON THE SLIGHT INCREASE
Slight increase reported in SL reserves Sri Lanka’s official foreign reserves have increased to 1920 million US Dollars at the end of May 2022. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) said it has increased from the 1812 million…
AUSSIE CRICKET STARS LAUNCH APPEAL TO SRI LANKA ECONOMIC CRISIS
SL economic crisis : Australian cricket stars launch appeal Touring Australian cricketers have joined the appeal for humanitarian aid for Sri Lanka currently facing a severe economic crisis. The cricketers have joined hands with the United Nations team in…
DAYASIRI ADDS FUEL SUPPLIED ONLY TO THOSE OWNED BY WEALTHY
Fuel only supplied to sheds owned by the wealthy – Dayasiri Parliamentarian Dayasiri Jayasekara said that in the Kurunegala District fuel is only available to the sheds of the wealthy. Making a statement in parliament today (09), Jayasekara said that…
SABOTEURS OPEN SLUICE GATES ONLY CONTRIBURED TO WATER SHORTAGE-KANCHANA
Saboteurs have opened sluice gates – Kanchana The Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekara told parliament today (09) that a group of saboteurs had opened the sluice gates of several reservoirs including Rantambe and Randenigala. The Minister alleged that…
FACEMASK REQUIREMENT LIFTED IN SRI LANKA
Sri Lanka lifts facemask mandate The Ministry of Health says wearing a facemask is no longer mandatory within indoor and outdoor settings.
IMMIGRATION AND EMIGRATION DEPARTMENT EXTENDS SERVICES FOR DEMAND OF PASSPORTS
Higher demand for passports – Immigration and Emigration department extends services! The demand for passports has increased significantly, leading to long queues where the situation at regional offices has become unmanageable. The average number of passports issued per day is…
THIRTY TWO THOUSAND MT OF RICE THROUGH SATHOSA SOON
Thirty two thousand MT of rice through Sathosa! Minister of Agriculture, Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation Mahinda Amaraweera has instructed the Paddy Marketing Board to turn 43,000 metric tons of paddy to rice and supply the CWE. The minister said…
JOHNSTON SURRENDERS RELEASED ON BAIL ON TWO RS 1 MILLION SURETIES
Johnston released on 2 sureties THE Colombo Fort Magistrate has ordered the release of Parliamentarian Johnston Fernando on two Rs.1 million sureties each. The magistrate has also ordered to impound Fernando’s passport to prevent him travelling overseas. The former minister…