Ministerial Committee appointed to study sanctions imposed by UK on 4 Sri Lankans The Cabinet of Ministers has decided to appoint a committee comprised of ministers to submit a report with recommendations to the Cabinet of Ministers related to the decisions taken by the United Kingdom to impose sanctions on 4 Sri Lankan individuals including General Shavendra Silva recently. 03-04-2025 [More]
Sri Lanka pledges $1M in humanitarian aid to Myanmar relief efforts The Government of Sri Lanka has pledged USD 1 million in humanitarian aid to assist ongoing relief and recovery efforts in Myanmar in the aftermath of devastating earthquake. 03-04-2025 [More]
Govt. focuses on further import of rice The Food Policy and Security Committee has recommended the importation of rice in the near future to ensure an uninterrupted supply for consumers. 03-04-2025 [More]
CAA releases weekly estimated food prices The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has released estimated price ranges for essential food items. 03-04-2025 [More]
LG Polls Appeals Court issues order on rejected nominations The Court of Appeal has directed the Election Commission to accept 2025 Local Government (LG) Election nominations from candidates who have submitted original birth certificates Ada Derana reporter said. 03-04-2025 [More]
Election activities of several LG bodies including CMC suspended further The Court of Appeal has further suspended carrying out activities related to conducting Local Government (LG) Elections for institutions where petitions have been filed challenging the rejection of nomination papers. 03-04-2025 [More]
Three sub-committees appointed to address transport sector issues Minister of Transport Highways Ports and Civil Aviation Bimal Ratnayake has taken steps to appoint three sub-committees responsible to the Ministerial Consultative Committee for resolving problems prevailing in the transport sector through transport- environment- business-and people - friendly concepts. 03-04-2025 [More]
Motion to remove Deshabandu from IGP post to be tabled in Parliament next week The Speaker of the Parliament Dr. Jagath Wickremeratne has informed that the motion to remove Deshabandu Tennakoon who is in remand custody from his post as Inspector General of Police (IGP) will be presented to parliament on April 08. 03-04-2025 [More]
Earthquake of magnitude 4.3 hits Pakistan tremors felt in several parts of country An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 on the Richter Scale struck Pakistan in the wee hours of Wednesday. According to the National Center for Seismology (NCS) the tremors were felt in several parts of the country at around 2.58 am (IST). 03-04-2025 [More]
Ex-chief minister SM Ranjith sentenced to 16 years RI The Colombo High Court has sentenced former Chief Minister of the North Central Province S.M. Ranjith and his Private Secretary Shanthi Chandrasena to 16 years of rigorous imprisonment after they were found guilty of corruption charges. 03-04-2025 [More]
