Anu Dissanayaka

Major General Vikum Liyanage was appointed as the 24th Commander of Sri Lanka today (May 31), President s Media Division (PMD) says. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/dTMF3fh https://ift.tt/amDB8fA

Former Minister Wimal Weerawansa s wife, who was found guilty of producing falsified documents to obtain a diplomatic passport, has been released on bail until the conclusion of the appeal hearing. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/kUa350l https://ift.tt/coWmkag

The Disaster Management Centre has issued a minor flood warning to the people living in low-lying areas adjoining the Attanagalu Oya, Kelani River, Kalu River, Gin River and Nilwala River. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/kRuUmBt https://ift.tt/GVjdy6g

A 29-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of the little girl who went missing from Atulugama area last week. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/jq65EnQ https://ift.tt/WBmy4MP

The Bribery Commission today (May 30) filed a case against MP Johnston Fernando and two others, charging them with using the employees of Cooperative Wholesale Establishment (CWE) for political activities while serving as the Minister of Cooperatives and Internal Trade. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/A8ywUka https://ift.tt/WBmy4MP

The Secretary to the Ministry of Public Administration Priyantha Mayadunne has requested state officials to provide cultivable government lands to farmers in the respective area. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/yCXnxmk https://ift.tt/7JEjQUL

One person has been killed while another has been critically injured and hospitalized following a shooting incident near the Bastian Mawatha Bus Stand in Colombo. MORE>. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/ey0YjQs https://ift.tt/Upjlo9P

Sri Lanka will pay $US72.6 million to buy a 90,000-tonne shipment of Russian oil docked at Colombo s port for weeks, its energy minister says, as the island nation works to restart its only refinery and address a crippling energy crisis. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/0nMlDzk https://ift.tt/zCkl3Lw

A plane operated by a private airline in Nepal has gone missing with 22 people on board, airline and government officials told Reuters. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/qOvkgJo https://ift.tt/NBjTGWI

The police have deployed four teams in search of the nine-year-old girl named Fatima Ayesha who was reported missing from Atulugama area. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/y4Qp3SH https://ift.tt/rJfXOgz

The government of France has donated a consignment of anaesthetic and respiratory medicines worth EUR 300,000 (nearly Rs. 115 million) to Sri Lanka following a request made by the government. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/GVoYP14 https://ift.tt/Xre9WTQ

U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie Chung says she is hopeful the government, including the new Prime Minister, would be able to bring about political stability and overcome the current economic crisis. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/FLWIGUz https://ift.tt/EF5aRDG

MP Wimal Weerawansa s wife Shashi Weerawansa, who was accused of submitting forged documents to obtain a diplomatic passport, has been handed two-year rigorous imprisonment MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/5qCuKM8 https://ift.tt/DW583g6

India and Japan have agreed to work together on assisting crisis-hit Sri Lanka, the Japanese government said, following a recent meeting between Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Fumio Kishida in Tokyo. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/OhctYAa https://ift.tt/GxJ3fbl

PM Ranil Wickremesinghe has not made a decision to increase the salaries of the public sector employees, the Prime Minister s Office said today, addressing the media reports in circulation. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/O0hQujd https://ift.tt/0KhSmBj

A committee has been appointed to look into any lapses by tri-forces during the unrest at Mirihana on the 31st of March and the nationwide tensions erupted on the 9th of May. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/r0zwHxR https://ift.tt/K8OvJcu

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that Sri Lanka has appointed a new Prime Minister and a Cabinet of Ministers with representation from multiple political parties, and that they are fostering ongoing discussions in Parliament towards forming a national consensus on the way forward. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/k4orWx0 https://ift.tt/EFS1o4h

Minister of Foreign Affairs Prof. G.L. Peiris has met with the World Health Organisation (WHO) Representative to Sri Lanka Dr. Alaka Singh, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to discuss the current challenges Sri Lanka is facing, particularly with regard to pharmaceutical products. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/CfUBiuy https://ift.tt/fVn3sBQ

General Shavendra Silva is set to assume office on the 1st of June as new Chief of Defence Staff after relinquishing the office of the Commander of the Army on 31 May. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/IOGAgeZ https://ift.tt/43k2IS5

The Flower Road in Kollupitiya is completely blocked due to a protest, Ada Derana correspondent says. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/4SLnUtc https://ift.tt/1iT5kM2

A total of 1,878 people are currently under arrest over the unrest that unfolded on the 9th of May, Sri Lanka Police says. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/OYE9mkz https://ift.tt/1LDEh8v

Laugfs Gas PLC, one of the main liquefied petroleum gas suppliers in Sri Lanka, says the company will be able to supply domestic LP gas cylinders to the market within the next six days. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/WHoSbtw https://ift.tt/xm8QDNP

Sri Lanka Police says it has arrested 137 people in total over the past few days for hoarding large volumes of fuel to be sold at higher prices later. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/gMw20h7 https://ift.tt/IYusPv4

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has decided to donate US$ 2 million (equivalent to LKR 718 million) to support the country s health sector to purchase essential medicines. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/N3gBoPM https://ift.tt/p4GN9wD

The water levels of several rivers have gone up after the recent downpours in parts of the island, the Department of Irrigation says. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/kdib4zw https://ift.tt/mysFokg

The father of two brothers who detonated suicide bombs at two leading hotels in Colombo in the brutal carnage on the 2019 Easter Sunday, was granted bail today (May 25). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/24OzZIc https://ift.tt/N1fjDzY

Sri Lanka s new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Tuesday he will present an interim budget within six weeks, slashing infrastructure projects to re-route funds into a two-year relief programme for the crisis-hit island nation. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/fleCKhm https://ift.tt/rdA9MI7

The Department of Immigration and Emigration says its one-day and normal services to obtain passports will be provided only to the applicants who have made prior appointments. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/opd52k8 https://ift.tt/58YADgX

The school cut-off marks of the 2021 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination have been released by the Ministry of Education. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/7X5KlYO https://ift.tt/ADU1hIc

The All-Island Three Wheeler Drivers and Owners Association has decided to increase the fares following the price hike announced this morning (May 24). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/wuoyD7N https://ift.tt/k2xicEh

The overall rate of inflation as measured by the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) on year-on-Year basis is 33.8% in April 2022, according to the latest data from the Department of Census and Statistics. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/pjLU1Zf https://ift.tt/CNMVTzK

The new Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Aruni Wijewardane assumed duties at the Foreign Ministry on Monday (May 23). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/lesShLT https://ift.tt/y1g4EWh

The Indian High Commission in Colombo says that another shipment of 40,000 metric tonnes of petrol provided under the Indian credit has reached Colombo today (23). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/dfaqWVJ https://ift.tt/daOjXBC

The Attorney General has instructed the IGP to transfer Senior DIG Western Province Deshabandu Tennakoon to prevent any undue interventions in the investigations into the 09 May incidents. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/nN2DTF0 https://ift.tt/HhO7F8w

Secretary to Ministry of Public Security, Major General (Retd.) Jagath Alwis is currently recording a statement with the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) in connection with the incident of violence on May 09 at Galle Face and Kollupitiya. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/yRcj2zT https://ift.tt/mOg3nNo

Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera says that Octane 95 Petrol will be released to the fuel station island-wide from today (23). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/k7CaFoQ https://ift.tt/0p3lrOH

A person in possession of USD 50,000 has been arrested by the Police Special Task Force (STF) in the Welikada area last evening, on suspicion of money laundering. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/2fTeGjH https://ift.tt/36jwtPA

Sri Lanka Police says that around 1,500 suspects have been arrested so far in connection with the violence that took place in the country on May 9. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/dC3QbTp https://ift.tt/bG6FyD7

Colombo Fort Police has secured an order from the Colombo Fort Magistrate s Court today (May 21) against the protest march organized by HND students. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/n2B3ohD https://ift.tt/wXzkJMW

Members of the public, afflicted by the current shortage of fuel and LP gas, have staged more protests in several areas to urge the authorities to ensure supplies without delay. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/edJ59fl https://ift.tt/gjsavJM

The state of emergency, imposed in Sri Lanka earlier this month, has been rescinded with effect from last night (May 20). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/ezbvwup https://ift.tt/gh8FOye

The government of Japan, through UNICEF and the World Food Program (WFP), has granted humanitarian emergency assistance of USD 3 million to Sri Lanka for the procurement of essential medicines and food. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/aKir8v0 https://ift.tt/v9noCJ5

The Colombo Magistrate s Court has rejected the request made by the police to prevent a protest organized by the Inter-University Students Federation (IUSF) at the Polduwa Junction. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/GMdOYbu https://ift.tt/ckMBGg0

The first phase of the first term of all grades of government schools and government-approved private schools will end tomorrow (May 20), the Ministry of Education announced today. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/9I3EmiY https://ift.tt/jpXCmzE

As the fuel shortage persists in the country, the general public staged protests in many areas, demanding the supply of fuel. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/y0MLP18 https://ift.tt/LiGXDr2

Public sector employees, except those in essential services, are not required to report to work tomorrow due to the prevailing fuel crisis, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said in parliament today (May 19). from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/6BnzheL https://ift.tt/ZA3Hk1Q

Minister of Energy Kanchana Wijesekara has refuted the posts in circulation, which claimed that Members of Parliament are given fuel at subsidized rates. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/KkvPnfV https://ift.tt/yKV6ge2

Prima Ceylon (Pvt) Limited has increased the price of wheat flour by Rs. 40.00 per kilogram. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/MP3Jbjs https://ift.tt/0X1a8Tg

SLPP parliamentarians Sanath Nishantha and Milan Jayatilleke have been produced before the Fort Magistrate s Court. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/8qp1hSw https://ift.tt/i85a6y9

Lanka IOC has issued a statement on a fake document in circulation, which contains city-wise mobile numbers for the customers to convey their fuel requirements. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/kPXxdw5 https://ift.tt/c7ZCs6N