The Vega car, which is manufactured in Sri Lanka, has been approved by the Department of Motor Transport for registration in Sri Lanka. Accordingly, the number plate of the first registered Vega car in Sri Lanka was given to Harsha Subasinghe, who created it, by the Commissioner General of the Motor Transport Department.
An Airbus A-380-800, the world’s largest passenger plane, arrived at the airport early today (05). It is reported that this flight EK 449 owned by Emirates Airlines landed at Katunayake Airport at around 3.10 this morning to get fuel while flying from Auckland, New Zealand to Dubai.
According to the Nuwara Eliya Police, a lorry that was going to bring vegetables to the Nuwara Eliya Economic Center ran off the road and overturned about 70 feet into a cliff. 14 passengers were seriously injured and admitted to the Nuwara Eliya District General Hospital. According to Nuwara Eliya police, the cause of the …
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Central Bank of Sri Lanka Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe said that there is currently no shortage of foreign exchange for essential materials in the country. In an interview, he emphasized that the foreign exchange required for oil, gas, coal, essential medicines, etc. is not being supplied by the Central Bank. Accordingly, the central bank governor …
Police from Pakistan’s capital of Islamabad attempted to arrest former Prime Minister Imran Khan in the city of Lahore after a court order, but said he evaded their efforts. The team arrived at Khan’s residence to arrest him but he wasn’t in his room, according to a post on Twitter by the Islamabad police. “All …
The National People’s Power (NPP) has requested the Election Commission in writing to immediately set a date to hold the 2023 Local Government (LG) election. In a letter to the Chairman of the Election Commission, the NPP says that although the LG election was previously announced to be held on March 09, the Election Commission …
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The Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), at its meeting held on 03 March 2023, decided to raise the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) and the Standing Lending Facility Rate (SLFR) of the Central Bank by 100 basis points to 15.50 per cent and 16.50 per cent, respectively, effective from the …
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President Ranil Wickremesinghe directed the petroleum minister and officials to swiftly carry out a plan to revive the Trincomalee oil tank farm and incorporate it into the country’s economy. The President issued these directives during an inspection tour of the Lanka Indian Oil Company oil tank farm in Trincomalee this afternoon (03). The President emphasized …
All main opposition party’s (SJB, NPP, TNA, SLFP, TPA, SLMC, ACMC) have jointly written to the Election Commission demanding the local council elections be held on or before 19th March. “Now that the SC has removed the only impediment to holding the elections according to law, it is your imperative duty to conduct [it] on …
Due to the snatching of the crown from Pushpika de Silva who won the crown at the Mrs Srilanka 2020 Beauty Contest held in Colombo, 2019 Miss World caroline Jurys is at high risk of losing her crown, says Chandimal Jayasinghe, Miss Sri Lanka Coordinator and Beautician. He said it was a great pain for …
