Free 90-Day On-Arrival Visa for Sri Lankans from Maldives
The Maldivian government has decided to issue free 90-day on-arrival tourist visas to Sri Lankan citizens travelling to the Maldives for tourism purposes. The decision was announced, coinciding with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s ongoing visit to the Maldives. According to…
31st July : Warm weather alert for 12 districts
The Department of Meteorology has issued an advisory for warm weather for the Northern, Eastern and North-central provinces and Monaragala and Hambantota districts. Per the advisory, effective until tomorrow, amber alerts have been issued to 12 districts. The Met Department…
PHI arrest 07 for spitting betel chewing
Public Health Inspectors (PHI) have taken action against persons chewing and spitting betel leaves in Kurunegala. Accordingly, the PHI arrested 07 persons at the Kurunegala bus depot last week (26). The arrested persons will be produced in court on Friday,…
155 Indians working for IT firm caught overstaying visas in Colombo
A group of 155 Indian nationals who had violated their visa conditions by overstaying in Sri Lanka have been arrested by officials from the Department of Immigration and Emigration, it is reported. Following their arrest, the Indian nationals were made…
Gotabaya won’t testify in Jaffna, says ready to appear in Colombo
Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has informed the Supreme Court that he is unwilling to travel to Jaffna to testify in the case concerning the 2011 disappearance of activists Lalith Weeraraj and Kugan Muruganandan, citing security concerns. His legal counsel, President’s…
SL, Singapore sign MoU on AI collaboration
The Digital Economy Ministry and AI Singapore (AISG) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on AI collaboration on July 28 at the National University of Singapore’s Kent Ridge campus. The MoU was signed by from AI Singapore’s Director of AI…
Johnston claims that Namal will be the next President according intelligence reports.
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Public warned of WhatsApp financial fraud
The Sri Lanka Police has warned the public of unauthorized access to WhatsApp accounts for financial fraud. According to the Police, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has observed a rise in incidents where fraudsters are using the WhatsApp platform to…
Today’s CBSL official exchange rates
The Sri Lankan Rupee has depreciated further against the US Dollar today (30 July), compared to Tuesday. According to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, the buying rate of the US Dollar has increased from Rs. 298.18 to Rs. 298.30,…
Dr. Tamara Kalubowila new Chairperson of Sri Jayewardenepura Hospital
Dr. Tamara Kalubowila appointed as new Chairperson of Sri Jayewardenepura Hospital The Ministry of Health and Mass Media has appointed Dr. Tamara Kalubowila as the new Chairperson of Sri Jayewardenepura Hospital. Minister of Health and Mass Media, Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa,…