Deadly wasp attack in Norwood

Nepal’s FM to attend Sri Lanka’s Independence Day celebrations

Nepal’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Bimala Rai Paudyal will visit Sri Lanka to participate in the 75th Independence Day functions. Foreign Minister Paudyal is making the visit at the invitation of her Sri Lankan counterpart MUM Ali Sabry, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA). In Colombo, Minister Paudyal is scheduled to meet her counterpart and attend the cultural festival ?Lankara Lanka? to be organized by the Presidential Secretariat at the Independence Square on February

01 Feb, 2023

PUCSL says no to interim tariff revision with retrospective effect

The Public Utilities Commission (PUCSL) has unanimously decided not to implement an interim tariff revision with a retrospective effect, PUCSL chairman Janaka Ratnayake said today. The PUCSL has already commenced public consultations on the revised electricity tariff structure proposed by the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB). Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekara had said this week that a charge sheet has been prepared to remove the Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri L

31 Jan, 2023

US to help Sri Lanka secure deal with IMF

The United States today pledged to continue to support Sri Lanka’s negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to secure a deal for financial assistance. US Under-Secretary for Political Affairs, Victoria Nuland, who is currently on an official visit to Sri Lanka, expressed her Government?s support for the on-going recovery efforts in the country. She gave the assurance during a meeting with President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Presidential Secretariat this morning. During the di

01 Feb, 2023