Batticaloa District MP and Leader of the TMVP, Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pilliyan will be sworn in as the State Minister of Rural Roads and Other Infrastructure before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today evening.

Following discussions with the Private Bus Owners’ Associations today, a 35 per cent bus fare revision will come into effect from tonight.

SJB MP Harin Fernando questioned as to how former Minister of Public Security Sarath Weerasekara was using the V8 luxury vehicle used by suicide bomber Zahran Hashim who led the Easter Sunday Attacks.

Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva , in her meeting with Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, praised India for extending financial support to Sri Lanka , a statement from the Indian government said

Parliament sessions were suspended for ten minutes after a tense situation prevailed, a short while ago.

The Prima Ceylon (Pvt) Limited has decided to increase the price of wheat flour by Rs. 40 with immediate effect.

A suspect was arrested for the possession of six Elephant Pearls (Gajamuthu) worth over Rs. 10 million during a raid carried out by the STF in Hingurana.

Forty MPs from SLFP and SLPP including former President Maithripala Sirisena, Wimal Weerawansa, Udaya Gammanpila and Vasudewa Nanayakkawa who have decided to function independently in Parliament today sat in the opposition.

Several protests are being witnessed across the country, especially in major towns after the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) increased the price of fuel from midnight yesterday.

Sri Lanka has made a request to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) support to mitigate supply chain issues, a finance minister aide said in a tweet on Tuesday.

Moody’s on Monday downgraded Sri Lanka to Ca from Caa2 following the government’s suspension of principal and coupon payments on offshore public debt.

The All Island School Van Operators’ Association (AISVOA) today said that they are compelled to increase the school van fares by Rs.1,000 as the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has increased its prices from last night.

The price of lunch packets will be increased by 20% in the wake of the price of a litre of diesel going up by Rs.113 from last night, Head of the All Island Canteen Owners’ Association Asela Sampath said today.

While rejecting the move by the president to appoint a new cabinet, the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) yesterday called for an immediate repealing of the 20th Amendment to the constitution and for the appointment of a committee of party leaders to scra

Fitch Ratings slashed Sri Lanka’s economic growth in 2022 to mere one percent amid the expected deceleration in demand, due to tightening monetary policy and the ongoing foreign exchange troubles, which have caused massive shortages of key commodit

The new Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe said the objective of the sharp increase in interest rates is to drastically reduce the aggregate demand conditions already prevalent in the economy and thereby slowdown the production by increas

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation has decided to increase the fuel prices with effect from midnight today.

Prosecutors in Pakistan on Monday said that six men had been sentenced to death for the lynching of Sri Lankan national Priyantha Kumara in December of last year.

The country is heading towards a massive shortage of antibiotics that are used to treat from minor to major infections in children and even adults, All-Island Private Pharmacy Owners’ Association (ACPPOA) President Chandika Gankanda said.

Chief of Defence Staff and Army Commander General Shavendra Silva said yesterday that the Sri Lanka Army does not mean harm to people whom they have committed to protect and neither does it hatch secret agendas as alleged.

Wearing face masks in public has been made not compulsory with efect from today (18) , Health Minister Channa Jayasumana said.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa admitted today that he made a mistake by banning chemical farming, and therefore he decided to re-introduce it. He also said the government should have reached out to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a programme

A total of 21 new State Ministers were sworn in before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today.

The Colombo Fort Police today filed a facts report pertaining to the public protest which has been continuing in the Galle Face green area.

The struggle being waged against the President, the Prime Minister and the government by the youth without any understanding of the past could lead to another catastrophe in the country, pro-government lawyers has said during a meeting with Prime Min

A group of lawyers led by President’s Counsel Maithri Gunaratne today sought an order directing the Controller of Immigration and Emigration to prevent former Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa and former Treasury Secretary S.R. Attygalle from leavin

Political party leaders in a meeting held with the Speaker this afternoon has agreed to table the 19th Amendment once again, in a move to abolish the 20th Amendment, the Daily Mirror learns.

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has planned to launch an anti-government protest march from Kandy to Colombo on April 26.

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa was absent at the swearing in of the new cabinet of ministers, sending strong signals that he is unhappy with the latest political decisions made at this juncture.

Minister Prasanna Ranatunge was appointed as the Chief Government Whip today in place of Johnston Fernando, who was holding that slot previously.