Anu Dissanayaka

An advanced payment was settled today for the second cargo of coal, Minister of Power Energy Kanchana Wijesekera said today, offering an update on the fuel and coal procurement process. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/jWChes9 https://ift.tt/eIzGS4L

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has approved the request of the CEB for power cuts of two hours and 20 minutes for this weekend (October 01 and 02). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/BjnziJC https://ift.tt/g5u6QPq

Four passengers have been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) on suspicion of trying to smuggle in a stock of gold into the country this morning (Sep 30). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/T4BuiWh https://ift.tt/RsBXZ7T

The chairman of the Embilipitiya Urban Council and three others have been remanded for assaulting an individual. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/gaOzR8e https://ift.tt/1nvgecL

Former President Maithripala Sirisena has filed a writ application before the Court of Appeal asking to suspend the case against him filed before the Fort Magistrate s Court over the Easter Sunday attacks. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/4DgqHlx https://ift.tt/9adghPQ

Two unidentified bodies have been recovered from Kurundu Oya in the area of Walapane, the police say. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/BGVd5at https://ift.tt/JLSl2vf

It is the hope and expectation of Sri Lanka that the island nation s creditors and all stakeholders will support to restore debt sustainability and help put the country back on the path of inclusive and sustainable economic growth, President Ranil Wickremesinghe says. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/ocFzBmA https://ift.tt/d2hEySa

A suspect who was wanted for sexually abusing and murdering a 15-year-old schoolgirl has been arrested after DNA comparison. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/hYWoMIR https://ift.tt/NxcQAg7

The political party leaders have decided to debate the draft of the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution on October 06 and 07, the Communications Department of Sri Lanka Parliament says. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/qKwx3UW https://ift.tt/Qes0kvz

The Bribery Commission served the indictments on Minister Keheliya Rambukwella and another suspect, who are accused of incurring a loss to the government. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/G8MJ7q0 https://ift.tt/BIY5lq0

The Special Operations Unit of Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) has arrested two suspects on the charges of defrauding money from people by promising employment opportunities in Japan and South Korea. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/L0JynBK https://ift.tt/v4Pd36m

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has approved the request of the CEB for power cuts of two hours and 20 minutes for tomorrow (Sep. 28). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/EoI8BQv https://ift.tt/Hdugcpj

The member of Rajanganaya Pradeshiya Sabha and two others who were arrested in connection with the recent attempted bank robbery have been remanded until October 10. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/TIS8ayD https://ift.tt/qmI2RQB

President Ranil Wickremesinghe attended the state funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo today (Sep 27) to pay tribute to the leader who was assassinated back in early July this year. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/nFW0byO https://ift.tt/lDFBf8L

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is ready to provide further financial support to Sri Lanka, a top official of the regional lender said on Tuesday, as the Indian Ocean nation battles its worst economic crisis in more than seven decades. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/pqWN2a8 https://ift.tt/zFJIWbT

The Sri Lankan Customs says Sri Lankan expatriates should deal only with the institutions registered with the Customs when sending goods to the island. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/myM3uCZ https://ift.tt/5w7ncMs

A gunman killed nine people, including five children, at a school in Russia on Monday before committing suicide, Russian officials said. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/kDav0HG https://ift.tt/VvxAMFC

The police will enforce the law if protests organized in the country cause any disturbance to the general public at a time when stability is being slowly restored in the country, Defence Secretary, General (Retd.) Kamal Gunaratne says. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/Pj2Ekas https://ift.tt/K1d3SyM

United States Permanent Representative to the UN Food and Agriculture Agencies in Rome, Ambassador Cindy McCain has arrived in Sri Lanka on a four-day official visit. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/t0oDLJz https://ift.tt/uHYvLnN

A newborn baby has been found abandoned in a forest area in the Uguressagama area in Bandarakoswatte, Panduwasnuwara. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/BW9Cwrb https://ift.tt/RsYzZlh

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has issued instructions to resume the program of awarding scholarships through the President s Fund to students who have passed the G.C.E. Ordinary Level examination and qualified to follow the G.C.E. Advanced Level examination. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/Qt1ABDw https://ift.tt/uR4keFC

North Korea fired a ballistic missile towards the sea off its east coast on Sunday, ahead of planned military drills by South Korean and U.S. forces involving an aircraft carrier and a visit to the region by U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/1zrvujU https://ift.tt/he6xWNa

China and Sri Lanka have agreed to speed up the negotiation process and strive for an early conclusion of a free trade agreement, thereby boosting the confidence in and stabilizing the expectations for their economic and trade cooperation, the Chinese Embassy in Colombo said. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/xrvZ9AJ https://ift.tt/NpxFn6s

Sri Lanka has asked a US judge to throw out a lawsuit over the South Asian country s debt default, saying the case brought by one bank is an “apparent attempt to gain leverage over a nation in crisis and jump ahead of other foreign creditors,” according to Bloomberg. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/DWMpihF https://ift.tt/8F1sOry

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has expressed deep concerns at President Ranil Wickremesinghe s move to declare certain areas in Colombo District as high-security zones. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/9dxqRE7 https://ift.tt/ftAaGuz

Sri Lanka Navy has apprehended 12 people who were suspected to be on an illegal migration attempt to a foreign country via sea. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/j4AakKo https://ift.tt/OL4YoBU

A police officer has been assaulted on the roadside by two individuals in the area of Siyambalagaswewa in Mihintale. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/I0arshf https://ift.tt/ftAaGuz

The police have arrested at least 84 individuals today following the protest organized by the Socialist Youth Union this evening Sep. 24). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/vGQH75S https://ift.tt/jJDUIzg

Aeroflot, Russia s state-owned airline, has decided to resume flights from Moscow to Sri Lanka with effect from October 09, 2022. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/us12Qld https://ift.tt/sKdRIot

The Sri Lankan government has said that cooperation from the island nation s creditors would be key to gaining a much-needed bailout from the IMF for the bankrupt country. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/28CSmi1 https://ift.tt/K7jPknD

China has donated another consignment of medicines worth RMB 12.5 million (approximately LKR 650 million). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/V6pyso8 https://ift.tt/Oi9XupA

Lanka Sathosa has reduced the prices of several essential food items including rice and sugar. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/gqkEtu4 https://ift.tt/BARwgNW

Japan, one of Sri Lanka s main creditors, will back the South Asian nation as it seeks to restructure about $30 billion of its foreign debt and find a way out of a crippling economic crisis, Tokyo s envoy to the country said on Friday. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/WiCAIkg https://ift.tt/4WePcjU

The Supreme Court has granted leave to proceed with the fundamental rights (FR) petition filed challenging former President Maithripala Sirisena s decision to grant a presidential pardon to Royal Park murder convict Jude Jayamaha. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/uFt1D9h https://ift.tt/L7PFCxz

United States Permanent Representative to the UN Food and Agriculture Agencies in Rome Ambassador Cindy McCain will visit Sri Lanka from September 25-28 to highlight U.S. food assistance programs in Sri Lanka and reinforce the U.S. commitment and lasting partnership with the island nation. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/YXn5gKD https://ift.tt/Kd7y69Z

The Supreme Court has fixed the date to support fundamental rights (FR) petitions challenging the detention of Aragalaya activists Wasantha Mudalige and others under Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/B30UxaI https://ift.tt/I3xHyvA

The President s Office today dismissed the reports circulated on newspapers and social media about an incident in which a student had consumed coconut kernel for lunch due to poverty as “unfounded”. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/zKyMGIX https://ift.tt/DJxNUOP

The appointment of three secretaries to ministries and an ambassador has been approved by the Committee on High Posts of Parliament, Secretary-General of Parliament Dhammika Dasanayake says. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/bEWQfF4 https://ift.tt/cNRpyXS

An estate worker of Vevandan estate in Kotmale Police division has lost his life due to a wasp attack. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/kAe6tOg https://ift.tt/7MDCKtN

The applications for admission of university students based on the Advanced Level examination results of the year 2022, can be submitted without certificates issued through the one-day service, says the Department of Examinations. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/emEjOLu https://ift.tt/FIUfygA

Several train journeys will have to be cancelled in near future due to the existing employee vacancies, the Deputy General Manager of Railways, Gamini Seneviratne says. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/u3OMNCV https://ift.tt/SHCfOy3

Malaysia s Cabinet has agreed to recruit 10,000 workers from Sri Lanka after taking into account the state of the country which has been hit by an economic crisis, says Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/CVhHavf https://ift.tt/WkmU9X0

The World Food Program (WFP) says Sri Lankans are being forced to rely on coping strategies to keep food on the table. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/GILk0EY https://ift.tt/xsJvdj7

General Secretary of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), MP Sagara Kariyawasam today urged the venerable Maha Sangha to be patient for the sake of the country for a short period of time, amidst the prevailing situation in the island. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/ivSYXJs https://ift.tt/OQZ8Dd6

Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera says that the basic plan for the restructuring of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) will be presented to the Parliament and passed next month. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/lMLVq0O https://ift.tt/RVPQrFK

Sri Lanka Cricket s Executive Committee says it has come to a mutual agreement with Tom Moody, who was functioning as the “Director of Cricket,” to exit from his contract with immediate effect. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/mvb5hzI https://ift.tt/HbYzfVO

Sri Lanka s earnings from tourism in the first 08 months of 2022 has increased to USD 892.8 million or Rs. 246 billion, according to the Central Bank s latest statistics. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/q7uAUEh https://ift.tt/Q4iqzK3

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has approved power cuts of one hour and 20 minutes for September 20th and 21st. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/hYKcETP https://ift.tt/mnC2DLh

The opening hours of the Colombo Lotus Towers are expected to be changed with effect from tomorrow, an official said. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/lhBTkr0 https://ift.tt/C6jgPzc

An update from the World Bank on food security in the 53 countries and territories revealed that Sri Lanka is among the top 10 countries with the highest food price inflation. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/6gYhAR7 https://ift.tt/FNCfHQA