Anu Dissanayaka

Headline inflation, as measured by the Year-on-Year (Y-o-Y) change in the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI), further decreased to 50.3% in March 2023, from 50.6% recorded in February 2023, the Department of Census and Statistics says. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/KQ8LyAG https://ift.tt/XywAB6Q

Sri Lankan migrant workers foreign remittances amounted to a total of USD 407 million in February 2023, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) says. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/5iHWZID https://ift.tt/XGyQr8l

Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) has decided to suspend the admission of women, who have expatriated without registering with the SLBFE and arrive at Sri Lankan embassies due to issues at their workplaces, to the Suraksha safe houses. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/kMeIz1Y https://ift.tt/zgcnvTX

The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged the Sri Lankan government to ensure that policies implemented to enhance revenues do not further erode economic and social rights and that anti-corruption reforms provide accountability. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/cuK6kgU https://ift.tt/tig2ymb

At least 28 people have been killed and 230 rescued after a passenger ferry caught fire in the Philippines. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/R6Nib9d https://ift.tt/MJEBb4k

Former Election Commission Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya has deemed the postponement of the Local Government (LG) election a crime which affects the country s democracy. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/T6Yx1Zz https://ift.tt/LgBjyQt

Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry and Minister of Justice, Prison Affairs Constitutional Reforms Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, concluded their three-day official visit to South Africa from 21-25 March 2023. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/Q1kG0Yp https://ift.tt/jRQNY5E

The Colombo High Court today (29 March) sentenced an accused found guilty over an attempt to detonate a bomb inside a passenger bus at the Horton Place Roundabout in Colombo, on 01 September 2008, to rigorous life imprisonment. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/9XsjvYA https://ift.tt/rnjLVcx

The All-Island Three-Wheeler Drivers and Owners Association has decided to reduce the three-wheeler fares following the latest fuel price revision announced this morning (March 29). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/gPU7sHD https://ift.tt/TzhPUL9

The bus fares will be reduced by 12.9 percent with effect from midnight tomorrow (March 30), Acting Minister of Transport Lasantha Alagiyawanna says. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/4jaH5JW https://ift.tt/HuzcM6r

The fourth round of negotiations on the proposed Sri Lanka-Thailand Free Trade Agreement (SLTFTA) was held in Colombo from 27 to 29 March 2023. more.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3tDH7GQ https://ift.tt/kEeYHl5

Two Sri Lankan families reached a sand dune in Tamil Nadus Dhanushkodi in India on Tuesday morning (March 28). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/FjYI4qO https://ift.tt/rYoT0CI

Dr. Deepal Perera, a paediatrician at the Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children, has raised concerns over an eye disease that has been observed spreading amongst children as of recently. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/c3HeQ0O https://ift.tt/J9gmRaY

More details have been uncovered with eyewitness testimonies regarding the murder of an Agricultural Development Assistant in the Netolpitiya area of Weli Ara in Tangalle Police Division yesterday (March 27). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/0x3pIUO https://ift.tt/6kPfp0a

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa says that an election will likely be held before December this year. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/UWiQILF https://ift.tt/RLpIuhx

A woman has been attacked to death with sharp weapons in the Netolpitiya area of Weli Ara in Tangalle Police Division this morning (March 27). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/fDwR8B2 https://ift.tt/UopYAlN

President Ranil Wickremesinghe says that Sri Lanka s access to the growing Indian market as well as the opening of African markets cannot be disrupted and should not be disrupted by big power, rivalry or conflict. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/7kjdiC3 https://ift.tt/j9CMn3B

The Police Special Task Force (STF) has arrested three associates of the organized criminal gang member known as Dharmasiri , while in possession of Ice drugs (Crystal methamphetamine) and sharp weapons. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/Pvpxy5N https://ift.tt/7cKDRu6

The Election Commission has requested Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardene in writing for a discussion regarding holding the 2023 Local Government (LG) election. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/YzovhOt https://ift.tt/RiP7qFH

Minister of Agriculture Mahinda Amaraweera says that the programme to distribute rice free of charge for 2.9 million families will commence tomorrow (March 27). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/dh0amvJ https://ift.tt/wJcA34y

State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya has assured that measures are underway to pay the salaries, pensions and benefits including the Samurdhi allowances of public servants for the next month before 10 April. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/Vk51suz https://ift.tt/3cWI1X4

The Association of Health Entomologists has observed a continued increase in the number of dengue patients being reported. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/DRaVSr8 https://ift.tt/ksyE2pq

India s parliament disqualified the leader of the opposition Congress party, Rahul Gandhi, on Friday, a day after a magistrate s court jailed him for two years in a defamation case linked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi s surname. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/HmwqfgX https://ift.tt/LIERwS8

Minster of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera has stated that certain reforms pertaining to both, the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) and the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) have begun. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/D4bOFru https://ift.tt/jVxgarC

The Election Commission has decided not to hold the postal voting of the 2023 Local Government polls on the scheduled dates. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/bC0tG4p https://ift.tt/jsbZr39

A Sri Lankan national prisoner Riyaz Khan Razak (39) allegedly escaped from police custody while being escorted back to Puzhal prison from Madurai at Perani in Villupuram district in India on March 21, 2023 night. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/mcs2qyr https://ift.tt/o1biu57

President s Secretary, Saman has announced that this year s Vesak festival is set to be celebrated on a grand scale both nationally and locally, as per the instructions of President Ranil Wickremesinghe. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/COSgVbw https://ift.tt/S5jF8TW

The Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR) further appreciated against the US Dollar (USD) today. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/V56YOtQ https://ift.tt/ZF60eym

The Supreme Court has fixed for consideration on August 04, a petition which was filed requesting the dismissal of the decision taken by the Court of Appeal to dismiss a writ petition filed against the electricity tariff hike without taking it up for consideration. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/5ebuFsT https://ift.tt/fi7AGMB

A report launched on the eve of the first major U.N. conference on water in over 45 years says 26% of the world s population doesn t have access to safe drinking water and 46% lacks access to basic sanitation. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/HwgtNd2 https://ift.tt/AqGNtO7

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has requested for the Opposition s support towards rebuilding Sri Lanka from its ongoing crisis, despite their conflicting political views. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/4bFHnMl https://ift.tt/jfm46Zk

The school cut-off marks of the 2022 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination have been released by the Ministry of Education. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/WkXxlho https://ift.tt/8In4gqM

A petition was filed before the Supreme Court today (March 21), alleging Finance Ministry s Secretary Mahinda Siriwardana of contempt of court. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/X4nMGVC https://ift.tt/2Jo8nsS

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the Betting and Gaming Levy (Amendment) Bill which was proposed by President Ranil Wickremesinghe in his capacity as the Minister of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policy. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/gFyfhis https://ift.tt/S3rcyGJ

An assault has allegedly been carried out on several members of the Electricity Consumers Association during a demonstration held in the Godigamuwa area of Divulapitiya last night (March 20). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/EdQ6zIN https://ift.tt/LMBbh7O

The Bar Council of England and Wales has urged the Sri Lankan government not to undermine the independence of the judiciary. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/u1Tk8Nl https://ift.tt/jHB1xG2

The government of India has decided to provide full support to revive the livestock development sector of Sri Lanka, which has collapsed so far. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/Msyp7z4 https://ift.tt/RX5WsKv

The Government Printer insists that the already-printed ballot papers of the postal voting in the 2023 Local Government Election cannot be handed over to the Election Commission until the required payments are made. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/uHVeUJO https://ift.tt/Z0NYQhe

A 34-year-old resident of Yagirala has been arrested in connection with the murders of three women. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/EqY8fKN https://ift.tt/Nf3YGuE

A special discussion pertaining to the measures due to be taken in light of the upcoming Local Government (LG) election is scheduled to be held on Wednesday (22 March). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/W4M7VPm https://ift.tt/NncEs8x

The Teachers Transfer Board of the Education Ministry has been dismissed with immediate effect. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/aB2dHWx https://ift.tt/5yJh46G

Wanted criminal figure Ravindu Sanka de Silva alias “Booru Muna” was arrested in Avissawella today. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/EC3vFGo https://ift.tt/M8Fq6WT

A person who was admitted to the Polonnaruwa Teaching Hospital with critical head injuries in an attack has died last night (March 15). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/4KeqY1Z https://ift.tt/oYIB8u1

The Court of Appeal has granted leave to consider two writ applications seeking an order revoking the decision to impose the PAYE (Pay As You Earn) tax on the salaries of judges. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/z9Up8av https://ift.tt/36Ptn8o

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP S. M. Chandrasena has hinted at a potential cabinet reshuffle in the near future. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/BmtIsd1 https://ift.tt/UFt42SL

The UK government has held a series of events for its new trade preferences scheme – Developing Countries Trading Scheme in Sri Lanka (DCTS), which is expected to come into effect this year. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/jH1NgJL https://ift.tt/PIf2olq

The notorious drug dealer and criminal figure Salindu Malshika alias “Kudu Salindu”, who was arrested in Madagascar and brought back to Sri Lanka by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) this morning, has filed a petition before the court, requesting to ensure his safety. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/SzqvZAC https://ift.tt/OGnTU1v

The Chairman of the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB), Lalith de Alwis, has confirmed that all 107 depots are operating as per the regular timetable. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/KHCvBoP https://ift.tt/wRlpGgC

Leave of all categories of staff in the Department of Railways has been cancelled with effect from today (March 14) until further notice, Bandula Gunawardene, the Minister of Transport and Highways said. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/17S2hmc https://ift.tt/C0Ztcnm

Minister of Education Susil Premajayantha says if 2022 (2023) G.C.E. Advanced Level examination s paper marking activities are delayed, the 2022 G.C.E. Ordinary Level examination is most likely to be postponed further. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/sWocRe4 https://ift.tt/NjCK5D2