Dumindra Ratnayaka appointed new BOI Chairman

Bus crashes into three-wheeler killing two people

A bus crashed into a three-wheeler in Thalawa along the Anuradhapura-Padeniya road killing two people and injuring two others. The bus was heading towards Jaffna from Ratnapura when it crashed into the three-wheeler which was heading to Thalawa from Anuradhapura. The Police said that a 24-year-old youth and a 19-year-old were killed in the accident. According to the Police, the three-wheeler lost control and crossed to the opposite side of the road and crashed into the bus head-on. Hospital

23 Jun, 2024

President to address the nation on Wednesday

President Ranil Wickremesinghe is to address the nation on Wednesday, the Government Information Department announced. Issuing a statement, the Government Information Department said the President will make a special statement on Wednesday night. The President is expected to announce the current state of affairs with Sri Lanka’s economy. There are reports the President will announce the end of bankruptcy in Sri Lanka. (Colombo Gazette)

24 Jun, 2024

Viyalendiran appointed State Minister of Trade and Environment

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna MP Sathasivam Viyalendiran took oaths as the State Minister of Trade and Environment. He took oaths before President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Presidential Secretariat. During the Gotabaya Rajapaksa regime he was the State Minister of Backward Rural Areas Development and Promotion of Domestic Animal Husbandry and Minor Economic Crop Cultivation. (Colombo Gazette)

24 Jun, 2024