“Ella Odyssey” journeys increased The number of weekly journeys of the “Ella Odyssey” has been doubled.Sri Lanka Railways said the decision has been made considering requests made by local and international tourists.The inter-city super luxury train which operates between Colombo…
INDIA HAS THE 5th LARGEST ECONOMY SUPERCEDING UK
India overtakes UK becoming 5th largest economy India has become the world’s fifth-largest economy after it overtook the United Kingdom in end-March 2022, according to the latest calculations by Bloomberg. While this was anticipated for a while, Bloomberg reached this…
FOUR COVID-19 RELATED FATALITIES AS ON 02nd CONFIRMED BY THE DGHS
FOUR more COVID-19 deaths 4 more COVID-19 deaths were confirmed yesterday (02) by the Director-General …
UNTIL 2023 TEACHER TRANSFER APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
Teacher transfer applications won’t be accepted until 2023 The Ministry of Education says applications will not be accepted for teacher transfers until the 2023 academic year.The Ministry said the transfer board is currently assessing applications received for transfers in April…
FOUR MORE FATALITIES ON COVID-19 RELATED REPORTED ON 01st SEPTEMBER
4 more COVID-19 deaths 4 more COVID-19 deaths were confirmed yesterday (01) by the Director-General of Health Services.
THE RUPEE HAS APPRECIATED SLIGHTLY AGAINST USD AND OTHER CURRENCIES..CBSL
The rupee has slightly appreciated against the US Dollar today, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka reported. The selling rate of the rupee has dropped to Rs. 368.86 from yesterday’s rate of Rs. 368.90. The rupee has also appreciated against…
WATER TARIFF INCREASE OF 70 % WEF FROM 01st SEPTEMBER
Water tariff hike from today The 70% increase in water tariffs will come into effect from today (01). Accordingly, the water usage charge per unit and monthly service charge of an average house will increase under the new revision. A…
PRICES OF CIGERETTES INCREASED IN 04 CATEGORY’S
Cigarette prices upped The government has decided to increase cigarette prices in 04 categories. Prices of each category of cigarettes will be increased by Rs. 3, Rs. 5, Rs. 10 & Rs.15 each with effect from today (01) due to…
GOTABHAYA TO RETURN ON SATURDAY
Gota to return this Saturday?Sri Lanka’s former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, is set to return to the island on Saturday (Sep 03), reports say. After flying to Maldives and then to Singapore, Mr. Rajapaksa is currently in Thailand. Earlier, General Secretary…
NEXT FUEL PRICE CHANGE WOULD BE ON 15th OF SEPTEMBER-MINISTER
No fuel price change tonight Minister of Power and Energy – Kanchana Wijesekera says that there will be no changes to fuel prices tonight. Tweeting, he has said, There will be no changes in prices of fuel taking place tonight.…
