ALL PHARMACIES CLOSED TODAY

Pharmacies to close today All the pharmacies across the country will be closed tomorrow, All-Island Private Pharmacy Owners’ Association (ACPPOA) said. ACPPOA President Chandika Gankanda said the token strike will be launched to draw the attention of the government that…

POWER CUT SCHEDULE FROM JULY 09th TO 15th ANNOUNCED

Power cut schedule from July 09 – 15 The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has said that the a 3-hr power cut has been approved power cuts 3 hours per day from July 09 – 15 as follows…

NO COVID-19 RELATED FATALITIES AS CONFIRMED BY THE DGHS AS ON THE 03rd

No COVID-19 deaths on the 03rd No COVID-19 deaths have been confirmed yesterday (03) by the Director-General of Health Services. Accordingly, the current COVID-19 death toll remains at 16,525.

POLICE CURFEW IMPOSED ON SEVERAL AREAS

Police curfew in several areas from tonight A police curfew will be imposed in several areas of Colombo from 9.00pm tonight ahead of the islandwide protests tomorrow (08). Police curfew has been imposed in the Police divisions of Negombo, Kelaniya,…

SRI LANKA RAILWAYS WILL NOT PLY TRAINS ON POLICE CURFEW AREAS

No trains in Police curfew areas – SL Railways Sri Lanka Railways says that no train operations will take place in the jurisdictional areas where the Police curfew is in force until further notice. SL Railways General Manager, Dhammika Jayasundara…

CHAIRMAN TRCSL ASSERTS NO DATA OR SOCIAL MEDIA BLOCK

No data or social media block – TRCSL Jayantha De Silva, Chairman of the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) says that there is no truth in the letter circulating that the TRCSL has directed telephone service providers to…

CHAIRMAN BASL LAMENTS POLICE CURFEW AS ILLEGAL

Police curfew illegal – BASL chairman The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has expressed strong protest at the imposition of a purported police curfew within parts of the Western Province by the IGP. The BASL states that the police…

CBSL ANNOUNCES EXCHAGE RATES

The Sri Lanka rupee has increased to Rs. 368 against the US Dollar today, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka reported. The selling rate of the Dollar has increased by Rs. 0.73 from yesterday’s rate of Rs. 367.33. The selling…

CHAIRMAN PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION REVEALS LITRE OF PETROL COULD BE SOLD AT RS 250/-

No basis for price revision: fuel can be provided at 250 Featured Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission JanakaRatnayake has reiterated that it is possible to provide a litre of fuel for Rs.250. He said this in response to a…

COPE REVEALS REDUNDANT 107 RAILWAY CARRAIGES IMPORTED FROM INDIA

103 unusable railway carriages imported! The Parliamentary Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) has expressed strong displeasure regarding the alleged waste of money caused by the importation of 103 unusable railway carriages from India. The COPA charged that out of the…