Anu Dissanayaka

A couple wanted in connection with a murder committed in the Mount Lavinia area have been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake, as they were attempting to travel to Dubai. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/TBVZiq8 https://ift.tt/5u04g7V

Sri Lanka has allowed a Chinese research vessel to dock at the Hambantota port next month, the island nation s Army spokesman said on Sunday, days after India said it carefully monitors any development having a bearing on its security and economic interests. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/T9aM5JU https://ift.tt/aIRBrTt

The merchandise trade balance recorded a surplus in June 2022 for the first time since August 2002, reflecting the impact of historically high monthly export earnings and the continued decline in import expenditure, says the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/e8tkxTJ https://ift.tt/BCbiq8p

The successful formation of a government under the new president, Ranil Wickremesinghe, is an important precondition for resolving Sri Lanka s debt default, but many challenges remain as the country seeks financing support from the IMF and debt restructuring from private and official bilateral creditors, says Fitch Ratings. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/pOsKDzP https://ift.tt/MQUhuN7

The grace period offered for the vehicles registered within the Western Province to renew revenue licenses has been extended further. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/4YPTyao https://ift.tt/dDPlHi7

The highest number of filling stations using the National Fuel Pass QR system in a single day was reported on Friday (July 29) with 657 stations using the platform, Minister of Power Energy Kanchana Wijesekara. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/u1jEPlV https://ift.tt/vPGbKmh

Deputy Leader of the United National Party (UNP) Ruwan Wijewardene has been appointed as Presidential Advisor on Climate Change. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/KCBs5Qy https://ift.tt/M9hiWfX

Earnings from merchandise exports increased Year-on-Year (Y-o-Y) to USD 1,208.3 million in June 2022, the Export Development Board (EDB) says. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/xg8wODN https://ift.tt/8Eoc0n9

The man who stole the President s flag on the 09th of July and used it as a bed sheet has been arrested by the police. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/4DeSiw8 https://ift.tt/9c8QvEA

Social media activist Pathum Kerner has been arrested in connection with the unruly incidents reported at the entry road to the parliament near Polduwa Junction earlier this month. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/tM5SDfy https://ift.tt/UgFLbaQ

The Ministry of Power and Energy states that almost 50 percent of filling stations in the country have already adopted the National Fuel Pass system. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/vjxUutP https://ift.tt/7ca3AbH

Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) will meet President Ranil Wickremesinghe today (July 28) to discuss the forming of an all-party government, the party s chairman Former President Maithripala Sirisena says. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/eqiAuT8 https://ift.tt/3O8NhLy

A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck the northern Philippine island of Luzon on Wednesday killing four people, damaging buildings and sending strong tremors through the capital, Manila. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/JeUaN7B https://ift.tt/s2I1lYi

The Supreme Court has extended the travel ban imposed on former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and former minister Basil Rajapaksa until August 02, as they were named as respondents in a case filed over the economic crisis. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/YChzmOt https://ift.tt/G69P0tB

Sri Lanka s former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa has extended his stay in Singapore for another 14 days, the Straits Times reported on Wednesday. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/qgWC3cS https://ift.tt/uq86GXN

A man was gunned down and killed in a shooting that took place in Balapitiya area of Ambalangoda this afternoon (26). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/7lF3yiO https://ift.tt/i6RbBuY

The Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay today handed over humanitarian supplies valued at over Rs. 3.4 billion, donated by the government of Tamil Nadu, to the Sri Lankan government. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/wn8btID https://ift.tt/r3SL1eU

Sri Lanka Police says that a T-56 firearm that was reported missing during the protest near the Polduwa Junction on July 13, has been recovered from under a bridge in the Diyawanna Lake along with an empty magazine. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/uyZDhQO https://ift.tt/78Yp6FI

The Ministry of Health has planned to implement a special dengue eradication programme today (25), due to the increase in dengue mosquito density. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3HOl41W https://ift.tt/lzXG02V

A married couple has been arrested by the Mount Lavinia Division criminal investigations unit for the possession of heroin estimated to be worth over Rs. 16 million. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/JR4Dn5q https://ift.tt/Up1YnMo

A 34-year-old man from Delhi with no history of foreign travel has tested positive for monkeypox, the first case of the virus in the Indian capital, an official source said on Sunday. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/VMwzPdS https://ift.tt/YZvsJHL

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has given directives to make necessary arrangements at Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) depots to supply fuel to all buses and vans transporting school children. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/h8kBOI4 https://ift.tt/lANbdhU

The main opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya has requested Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena to convene the parliament on Monday (July 25) to take up a debate on the attack on peaceful protesters. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/jYA326J https://ift.tt/t0Vaf1n

The revised train ticket fares come into effect from today (July 23), Sri Lanka Railways has announced. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/v84NCtc https://ift.tt/18RUvFp

Two men who were waiting in a fuel queue in Kinniya have died today (July 22), Ada Derana correspondent says. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/zeLyv5H https://ift.tt/srN8itd

A public awareness program has been launched to educate the people on the use of the National Fuel Pass. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/Fe2CfH8 https://ift.tt/14iJgdK

The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has condemned what it called the “brutal and despicable attack” by the military personnel on peaceful protesters in the vicinity of Galle Face Green early this morning (July 22). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/vue9UbH https://ift.tt/srN8itd

The United Nations Organization (UN) states that journalists and human rights defenders have a right to monitor demonstrations, and their functions should not be impeded. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/OxLn8m3 https://ift.tt/r6VzIT2

The swearing-in of the new Cabinet of Ministers of the interim government under President Ranil Wickremesinghe took place at the Temple Trees. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/L1xSKBn https://ift.tt/70LR4cv

General (Retd.) Kamal Gunaratne has been re-appointed as the Secretary of Defence by President Ranil Wickremesinghe. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/e3TWxEk https://ift.tt/srN8itd

Business tycoon Dhammika Perera has decided to step down from his parliamentary seat, Ada Derana learns. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/bMW3LRq https://ift.tt/2uMfgk4

Saman Ekanayake has been appointed as the Secretary to the President. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/WHLYiT5 https://ift.tt/Aafegbx

Increased railway fares will be applied with effect from midnight tomorrow (July 22), says the General Manager of Sri Lanka Railways. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/zwNH8x2 https://ift.tt/lqWXvkh

Newly elected President Ranil Wickremesinghe invited all parties in Parliament including the opposition to work together on a new strategy fulfilling the aspirations of the people. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/crhQ2pR https://ift.tt/5zt4YBP

The parliament today (July 20) elected Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe as the 8th Executive President of Sri Lanka. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3ZOqQEu https://ift.tt/sKI0UXN

The process of counting votes commenced soon after the voting in the parliament to elect a new President concluded a short while ago. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/Hd4SXaK https://ift.tt/G41PomB

Ministry of Education has decided to reopen all government and government-approved private schools closed on the 25th of July. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/PkM8mIJ https://ift.tt/a4Gjl18

Presidential hopeful SLPP MP Dullas Alahapperuma said the main opposition and the ruling party united today upon a consensus, heeding the voice of the people who called for a change in this current political culture. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/ZoAJOlx https://ift.tt/ANoLE7m

Two people in Ghana have died after they tested positive for a highly infectious disease, prompting global health officials to declare an outbreak. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/0XlUdiS https://ift.tt/c7OkKqv

The Ministry of Highways has decided to provide fuel through Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) bus depots and selected filling stations for the buses in possession of route permits. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/LfJahio https://ift.tt/Fo8nRgy

The Union of Independent Parties led by MPs Wimal Weerawansa, Udaya Gammanpila and Vasudeva Nanayakkara has decided to back SLPP MP Dullas Alahapperuma in the election in parliament to elect a new President tomorrow (July 20). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/wu5OmYB https://ift.tt/BrSd9nN

India is willing to make more investments in neighbouring Sri Lanka after supporting it with $3.8 billion this year, New Delhi s envoy in Colombo told the Indian Express newspaper. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/CJ2ULEi https://ift.tt/iolfQHm

Deputy High Commission of Sri Lanka in Chennai and the Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Mumbai are planning to collect details of the Sri Lankan students who are currently studying in India, in order to update the relevant databases. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/6yJ28u4 https://ift.tt/UsHueY0

A person has been hacked to death using a sword in the Hinatiyana area at Mahagama in the Katunayake Police area. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/A1yh6Fm https://ift.tt/EOtsf43

A suspect has been arrested with 50 canisters of tear gas that were forcibly taken away by the protesters after they had attacked the security forces personnel at the Polduwa Junction on July 13. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/81Uy6OS https://ift.tt/sD2Qe0g

India on Saturday assured Sri Lanka that it will continue to support democracy, stability and economic recovery in the country, which is at a crucial juncture, amid the unprecedented political crisis and economic turmoil. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/hOMBasC https://ift.tt/ZOHjDws

The Secretary of Foreign Affairs Aruni Wijewardane led bilateral consultations with a senior delegation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan led by the Assistant Minister of the Southwest and Southeast Asia Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Kano Takehiro. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/LSbsimO https://ift.tt/a6OlrWp

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) says it has approved power cuts of 03 hours per day for 18th and 19th of July. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/QUHTrXI https://ift.tt/7cW1t0L

The leader of National People s Power (NPP) Anura Kumara Dissanayake has decided to enter the race for the presidency alongside three other frontrunners. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/m0kfxbB https://ift.tt/pZuf5ND

The Postal Department of Sri Lanka says it has suspended the acceptance of postal goods for four countries due to the restriction of flights to Sri Lanka. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/lapNbTe https://ift.tt/nqESt9f