President Ranil Wickremesinghe has informed the Cabinet that all ministries will have to cut 5 percent of the money allocated in this year’s budget, Cabinet spokesperson Bandula Gunawardena said.

Canada has imposed sanctions on four Sri Lankan state officials, including former presidents Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his brother Mahinda Rajapaksa, over human right violations, the Canadian foreign ministry said in a statement on Tuesday (10).

Women wait near an empty fuel station hoping to buy kerosene oil for cooking in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 26, 2022. © 2022 AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena

With the 2023 World Cup preparations entering its final stages, hosts India have a lot of firming up to do and a problem of plenty at hand as they take on gutsy Sri Lanka in a three-match ODI series beginning Tuesday (10).

The United National Party (UNP) and the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) are scheduled to meet for talks today (10).

The Sri Lanka Freedom Party, Freedom People's Congress, Uththara Lanka Sabhagaya and several other political parties and groups have reached an agreement to contest the local government election under the 'helicopter' symbol, it is reported.

In a covert operation carried out by the Police Special Task Force (STF) last night (8), Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) in charge of Monaragala, Sisira Kumara Herath, was arrested along with 15 kgs of cannabis and equipement suspected to be used in treasure hunting activities.

The Conservator General of Forests K.M.A Bandara, in response to a query made on the instructions of President’s Secretary Saman Ekanayake, has stated that media reports implying that Sri Lanka’s forest cover has decreased to 16% are false, the President's Media Division (PMD) said.

The third round of negotiations between Sri Lanka and Thailand on the proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) commenced today (9) in Colombo, with the participation of 26 official delegates from Thailand headed by Auramon Supthaweethum, Director General of the Department of Trade Negotiations, advancing the government’s agenda of expanding the market access for Sri Lankan exports.

Minister of Transport Bandula Gunawardane and High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay ceremonially launched track rehabilitation work at Medawachchiya yesterday (08) for upgradation of Railway Line including ancillary works from Maho to Omanthai (128Km).