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On Thursday (8) night, one person was killed and four others were seriously injured in a brawl between two groups at the Laugfs Filling Station in Magalle, Galle. SSP Nihal Thalduwa, a police spokesperson, told News 1st that the injured...

Statement from SriLankan Airlines 7 July 2022; Colombo – SriLankan Airlines would like to correct certain false information circulating on media about the possible cancellation of a host of SriLankan Airlines’ flights due to the ongoing fuel shortage in Sri...

C.D. Wickremaratne, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), has issued a special statement in response to the current anti-government protests in Sri Lanka.In a statement to the media, the IGP stated that the Sri Lanka Police respects peaceful public gatherings in...

Yesterday, the General Conference of the 'Struggle Winning Censensus' was held in Colombo by the Sarvapakshika Aragalakaruwo, a civil organization that supports the 'GotaGoHome' people's struggle. The conference was attended by several opposition political parties, civil organizations, trade unions, and...

Sri Lanka's gross official reserves stood at USD 1.9 billion at the end of June, according to Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe, Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. In a statement to the media, he stated that the amount includes...

The COPE Committee advised the Auditor-General to conduct an investigation into whether any irregularities occurred in the purchase of gas. Professor Charitha Herath, Chairman of the COPE, issued the directive last night, when the Chairman of Litro and the company's...

Another senior citizen from Sri Lanka died while waiting in line for fuel. According to Sri Lanka Police, a 63-year-old man in line for fuel in Payagala became ill and was rushed to hospital, where he was pronounced dead upon...

Prof. G.L. Peiris, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with UN Resident Coordinator Hanna Singer-Hamdy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on July 1, 2022. During the discussion, Minister Peiris updated the Resident Coordinator on the country's current situation, particularly the...

The Ministry of Foreign Employment has decided to allow only those who have sent dollars to the country through legal channels to return overseas for jobs .. Minister Manusha Nanayakkara stated that legal provisions will be developed to allow Sri...

At its meeting on July 6, 2022, the Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka decided to raise the Central Bank's Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) and Standing Lending Facility Rate (SLFR) by 100 basis points, to 14.50%...