A. H. M. Fowzie has been appointed as a Member of Parliament from Colombo to fill the vacancy created by M. M. Rahuman who resigned from Parliament to contest for the Mayor of Colombo.

An Automated Teller Machine (ATM) of a private bank in Gampola on the Gampola-Kandy main road has been robbed by some robber gang last night.

There could be thundershowers in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle and Matara districts during the afternoon or night, the Meteorology Department said.

If the country’s burning issues can be resolved through local government elections, Labour and Foreign Employment Minister Manusha Nanayakkara urged the responsible authorities to declare them publicly.

As businesses across diverse sectors are still hoping for some relief by way of debt moratoria, the Central Bank yesterday indicated that it does not encourage the continuity of such packages as that could take a heavy toll on the banking sector.

Overnight liquidity in the interbank market narrowed its deficit significantly and at times turned positive after the Central Bank announced limits on access to its standing facility windows from the middle of this month.

By the time children reach the Grade 5 Scholarship Examination, they become sick of their education, Education Minister Susil Premajayantha said.

Kanchana Wijesekera, the Power and Energy Minister, announced today that 10 of the 33 coal cargo shipments required for the Norochcholai Coal Power Plant (NCPP) have already been unloaded.

There was a conspiracy hatched to evict former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, where even some of the ministers at that time, got involved, SLPP General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam said today.

Two persons including a three months old infant were killed and four women were injured in a head-on collision involving a bus and a van at Valachchenai on the Polonnaruwa-Batticaloa road this afternoon.

The Meteorology Department warned of thundershowers accompanied by severe lightning at several places in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle and Matara districts during the afternoon or night.

The Election Commission and around 85 political parties yesterday reached an agreement on the maximum amount which could be spent by individual candidates and parties at the local government election.

The tax revenue expected from the Customs and Excise Departments will fall short of Rs.10 billion this month, according to State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalaptiya.

The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has summoned Secretary to the Power and Energy Ministry and Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) before the commission tomorrow for an inquiry over their failure to prevent

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya’s (SJB) mayoral candidate of Colombo Municipal Council in the upcoming Local Government Election, Mujibur Rahuman today filed a Fundamental Rights petition in Supreme Council seeking an order quashing the Cabinet Decision

The Committee on High Posts approved the appointment of a new High Commissioner, an ambassador and two Chairpersons, Secretary General of the Parliament Dhammika Dasanayake said.

At least four persons were injured in a clash between the Ava gang and the Kany gang operating in Jaffna today at Chunnakam , Jaffna.

The Central Bank has said that the interest rates can be relaxed once again with a cash infusion via the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) from International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Former Highways Minister Johnston Fernando is reported to have sought a cabinet portfolio from President Ranil Wickremesinghe since a new cabinet was sworn in a few months ago, the Daily Mirror learns.

The Export-Import Bank of China has offered Sri Lanka a two-year moratorium on its debt and said it will support the country’s efforts to secure a $2.9 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund, according to a letter reviewed by Reuters.

A public interest litigation was today filed in the Court of Appeal seeking an order quashing Cabinet Decision approving the proposed electricity tariff revision.

The Government today approved the proposal to introduce an E-License system to the Import and Export Control Department.

A schoolgirl sitting for the GCE Advanced level Examination at an examination center in Kegalle town was hospitalised with burn injuries when a young man waylaid her and forced her to drink acid.

The power cut schedule for tomorrow (25) and Wednesday (26) for two hour and twenty minutes was announced today, the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) said.

Cabinet of Ministers approved a proposal today to revise air navigation fees for international flights flying over the Colombo Flight Information Region, effective from February 1.

Samagi Jana Balwegaya (SJB) today called for the introduction of electronic voting (e-voting) system for the coming local government election in order to cut down costs.

Former Minister Basil Rajapaksa visited the Temple of the Tooth in Kandy to seek divine blessings prior to launching his party’s election campaign.

The Electricity Board had collected Rs 75 million through fines through raids on fraudulent electricity connections in 2022, CEB Additional General Manager Eng. K. A. K. Kolonne said citing a report filed by CEB.

A request made by former police officer ASP Kulasiri Udugampola that he be acquitted and released from the Millennium City safe-house case, without calling defence evidence was today rejected by Colombo High Court.

Retired Major Ajith Prasanna was today sentenced to four years rigorous imprisonment by Supreme Court in connection with a contempt of court.