The Department of Meteorology announced that wind speed can increase up to (50-55) kmph in the sea areas off the coast extending from Puttalam to Pottuvil via Colombo, Galle, and Hambantota due to the active south-west monsoon condition. The swell waves (about 2.5 m – 3.0 m) height (This is not for [7/6/2022] …
(THE WASHINGTON POST); The war in Ukraine may still dominate international headlines. But its a country far from the battlefield that has turned into a kind of crucible of the global moment. For months, Sri Lanka has been in an economic death spiral: A public debt crisis, exacerbated first by the toll of the pandemic [7/6/2022] …
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prof. G.L. Peiris met with the United Nations Resident Coordinator Hanna Singer-Hamdy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 01 July 2022. During the discussion, Minister Peiris briefed the Resident Coordinator on the current situation in the country, particularly concerning fuel, food, and pharmaceutical shortage. He expressed deep [7/6/2022] …
CNN; UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing his biggest crisis yet, after two senior Cabinet ministers resigned on Tuesday. Health Secretary Sajid Javid and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak stepped down after days of mounting pressure on Downing Street over the handling of allegations of sexual misconduct by a member of the government. [7/6/2022] …
COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said he had a very productive telephone conversation with Russia President Vladimir Putin. “While thanking him for all the support extended by his government to overcome the challenges of the past, I requested an offer of credit support to import fuel to Sri Lanka in defeating the […] Sri Lanka seeks Credit Assistance from Russia to import fuel [7/6/2022] …
The COPE Committee advised the Auditor-General to direct an investigation, on whether any irregularities have occurred in the purchase of gas. The Chairman of the COPE Professor Charitha Herath made the direction last night when the Chairman of Litro and the company’s top management, as well as the former chairman were summoned [7/6/2022] …
Sri Lankan Railways says that 27 trains are operating on Wednesday (6). The Deputy General Manager of the Railways Gamini Seneviratne said that 27 office trains for long-distance service and short-distance service were added to operate in the morning. Further, 21 trains were scheduled to operate in the morning, but were cancelled [7/6/2022] …
A special operation conducted by the Navy in Norochcholai, Puttalam this morning (06th July 2022), led to the seizure of about 212 kg of Kerala cannabis being transferred by a van. The Navy also nabbed a suspect in connection to this racket, during this operation. Accordingly, SLNS Thambapanni in the Northwestern Naval [7/6/2022] …
The Chairman of the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) and Member of Parliament (Prof) Charitha Herath said that the Parliament will focus on taking special measures against officials who do not implement the recommendations and decisions made by COPE. He mentioned this at a special meeting of the Committee on Public Enterprises [7/6/2022] …
Former Parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandara and six others were arrested by police for protesting outside the President’s House in Fort, Colombo on Wednesday (6). Hirnuka Premachandra led a protest on Wednesday (6) morning demanding the immediate resignation of the president and blamed his government for the present crisis. News 1st correspondent Vindana Prasad [7/6/2022] …
