Tills placed to collect Kanchana’s ‘one rupee loss’ Civilians have taken matters into their own hands after the Minister of Energy claimed that the state owned Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) is still incurring a ‘one rupee loss’ per litre of…
SAJITH IN ANTICIPATION TO TAKE OVER PREMIERSHIP EVEN NOW
Ready to take over as PM even today – Sajith Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa has said that he is ready to take over as the Prime Minister even today (25). Addressing a media briefing today (25) he stated…
RIGHT ELBOW PROBLEM FORCES SURANGA LAKMAL TO END DERBYSHIRE STINT PREMATURELY
Suranga Lakmal out for the rest of the county season Suranga Lakmal has been ruled-out for the remainder of the 2022 season with a right elbow problem that needs reconstructive surgery. The fast bowler, who claimed his maiden five-wicket haul…
BANGLADESH SETS WORLD RECORD IN 2ND TEST VS SL HAVING TOTALLED 365 WITH SIX BATSMEN DISMISSED FOR DUCKS
From 24/5 to 365 all out, Bangladesh have made a remarkable comeback led by Mushfiqur Rahim’s 175*. This is the highest total by any team in first-class cricket where at least six batters have been dismissed for a duck. Largest…
REASONS LEADING TO PRESENT CRISIS PROBED BY COMMITTEE ON PSC
PSC proposed to probe causes of SL economic crisis The Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) has recommended that a Special Parliament Select Committee be appointed to investigate the reasons for the present economic crisis, as well as all the officers…
NO COVID-19 RELATED FATALITIES REPORTED CONFIRMED BY DGHS AS ON 24th MAY
No COVID-19 deaths on 24th Instant No COVID-19 deaths have been confirmed yesterday (24) by the Director-General of Health Services. Accordingly, the current COVID-19 death toll remains at 16,513.
CENTRAL BANK SRI LANKA ANNOUNCES EXCHANGE RATES
Today’s CBSL official rates The rupee remains steady against the US Dollar since the 13th of May, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) reported today. The bank said the selling rate of the US Dollar remains unchanged at…
KANCHANA SAYS OBTAINING ENERGY FROM INDIA VIA CABLES IS COSTLY
Obtaining energy from India via cables, costly – Kanchana Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera said focus has been placed on developing a program for energy transfer between India and Sri Lanka through a cable system. Initially, the focus…
MEDICAL CRISIS TO BE OVERCOME PLEDGE BY WHO
WHO pledges support to overcome medical crisis in SL World Health Organisation (WHO) Representative to Sri Lanka, Dr. Alaka Singh called on Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today (24) at the Prime Minister’s Office in Colombo and assured him of the…
ADMINISTRATOR USAID SAMANTHA POWER PLEDGES SUPPORT TO PEOPLE OF SRI LANKA
Samantha Power calls Ranil, pledges USAID’s support USAID administrator – Samantha Power has ‘pledged her support to the people of Sri Lanka and committed that USAID would help the country weather the crisis.’ During a call with Sri Lankan Prime…
