Malik to reconcile Ranil – Sajith! Former Minister Malik Samarawickrama is working to build an agreement between President Ranil Wickramasinghe and Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) leader – Sajith Premadasa, ‘Sri Lanka Mirror’ learns. Mr. Samarawickrama is a close friend of…
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SHIPMENT WITH 35,000 MT PETROL TO ARRIVE TODAY
35,000MT petrol shipment to arrive tonight Minister of Energy – Kanchana Wijesekera has said a 35,000MT petrol shipment is due to arrive in Colombo tonight (11). Tweeting, the Minister said the shipment will be unloaded tomorrow. He said payments for…
PRICE HIKES OF BISCUITS A CONCERN MINISTER OF TRADE TO INTERVENE
Biscuits to become an essential commodity? The Minister of Trade – Nalin Fernando said that they would pay attention to the price hikes of biscuits. The minister had engaged in discussions with officials of the Consumer Affairs Authority today (10).…
SERENA WILLIAMS TO HANG UP HER RACQUET AFTER US OPEN 2022 IN LATE AUGUST
Serena Williams to retire from Tennis Serena Williams has suggested she is set to retire from tennis, saying she will be “evolving away” from the sport after the US Open. Writing for Vogue, the American 23-time Grand Slam singles champion…
ANOTHER FIFTY IOC STATIONS APPROVED TO BE ESTABLISHED
Approval to establish another 50 LIOC fuel stations in SL! The Ministry of Power and Energy has granted approval to Lanka Indian Oil Company (LIOC) to open 50 more petrol stations in Sri Lanka. The LIOC currently owns a 10…
RECOMMENDATIONS TABLED BY THE PSC TO IDENTIFY APPROPRIATE REFORMS OF ELECTION LAWS REACH AN AGRREMENT BY ALL POLITICAL PARTIES
Political parties reach an agreement All political parties have reached an agreement to implement a majority of the recommendations tabled by the Parliament Select Committee to identify appropriate reforms of election laws and the electoral system. The decision was reached…
DG HEALTH SERVICES CONFIRMS TWO COVID-19 RELATED FATALITIES AS ON THE 07th INSTANT
2 more COVID-19 deaths 02 COVID-19 deaths were confirmed yesterday (07) by the Director-General of Health Services. Accordingly, the current COVID-19 death toll is at 16,588.
BUS FARES SLASHED BY 11.14% MINIMUM FARE REDUCED TO RS 34–
Bus fares slashed by 11.14% The National Transport Commission says that the average bus fare will be reduced by 11.14% and the minimum bus fare will be reduced to 34 rupees effective f
STATE INTELLIGENCE SERVICE NOW BEHING OUSTING OF RAJAPAKSA BROTHER DUO
SIS behind the ousting of Rajapaksa brothers? Government MPs have informed the Minister of Public Security – Tiran Alles that there are suspicions that the intelligence services including the State Intelligence Service had a hand in the ousting of former…
ON CHINESE VESSEL CRISIS DEEPENS
Crisis deepens over Chinese vessel The Chinese Embassy will consult Beijing before responding to Sri Lanka’s request on Friday that the scheduled docking of the Yuan Wang 5 tracking vessel at the Hambantota Port be postponed, Sri Lanka was told…