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Who imported poor crude oil, Mr. S.M. Marikkar, a member of parliament for Samagi Jana Balavegaya, made a series of comments today about the country's current predicament with regards to both the lack of energy and the availability of petrol....

The Public Utilities Commission says that the daily power cut will have to be extended from today (27) due to a sudden breakdown in the third section of the Norochchole coal plant. The chairman of that commission, Mr. Janaka Ratnayake,...

Employees at Sri Lanka's embassies abroad reportedly haven't been paid this month. Embassies are usually paid on the 24th and 25th. But the government hasn't paid yet. In the past, the government closed several embassies due to insufficient funds.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe met with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in Tokyo on Tuesday (27). He stated implementing the Free Trade Agreement with Singapore was his top priority. President Wickremesinghe told the Singaporean PM that he was opening a...

Sri Lankans have held a silent protest in front of the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo where President Ranil Wickremesinghe is staying. Apart from this, a video of Sri Lankans in Japan launching a protest campaign against the President and the...

Power and energy minister in a twitter message state that the PUCSL has given the approval to purchase electricity from private plants. However this is only until Norochcholai power plant is restored. https://twitter.com/kanchana_wij/status/1574638382000766976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1574638382000766976%7Ctwgr%5E0a1f5eaa919279fffe80e968ff63ed903ce1ff28%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Fquery%3Dhttps3A2F2Ftwitter.com2Fkanchana_wij2Fstatus2F1574638382000766976widget%3DTweet

According to data supplied by the Northern Province Probation and Child Care Services Department, by June 2022, 246 children had been placed in orphanages by Northern Province parents. According to Mr. Guruparan Rajendran, Northern Provincial Probation and Child Care Commissioner,...

At an online engagement with the creditors, the government on Friday said that assurances from bilateral creditors are required as a prerequisite to the IMF board's adoption of the programme. The Sri Lankan government has said that cooperation from the...

Sri Lanka’s first private budget airline, Fits Air will take off on October 05, flying to Dubai, Male, and Trichy using three dry leased Airbus A320-200 aircraft, Vice President Passenger Operations Peter Hill said. “The country needs a second force, we need...

 Sri Lanka stocks fell over 1-percent on Monday (26) pulled down on profit taking, dealers said. The main All Share Price Index (ASPI) fell 1.21% or 120.59 points to close at 9,844.21. “Market commenced the week on a negative note...