Jul 31 (TM) SJB Leader Sajith Premadasa has requested Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi to assist Sri Lanka with technology transfer to improve the island’s fisheries industry and fledgling Information Technology (IT) industry. Making the request during a meeting between the duo in Colombo yesterday (29), the Opposition Leader also expressed his gratitude for the longstanding friendly diplomatic relationship between Japan and Sri Lanka. more..

Jul 31 (Himal) A young man from the North, arrested and detained several times for many years under the draconian PTA and finally discharged from all cases, continues to receive visits from military intelligence officials, who coerce him to work as an informant for them. A mother of a disappeared person attending the 18 May memorial in Mullaitivu for those killed at the end of SL’s civil war receives non-stop phone calls from more..

Jul 31 (CT) CEB has announced that in the event of water being released from the Samanala Wewa to the Udawalawa Reservoir, power cuts lasting three hours will have to be implemented in the Southern Province. This revelation came to light during a discussion, held at the Ministry of Agriculture, which was chaired by the Minister Mahinda Amaraweera. Discussion was initiated in response to protests by farmers, in recent days, demanding a sufficient water supply for their cultivation needs. more..

Jul 31 (AD) The Sectoral Oversight Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Sustainable Development took into account the displeasure received by Sri Lanka both locally and internationally due to the tusker Muthu Raja, who was gifted to Sri Lanka from Thailand, being returned back. The Committee Chair, MP Ajith Mannapperuma inquired from the Secretary to the Ministry whether this tusker was taken back to Thailand with conditions and the reasons for the said, more..

Jul 31 (Himal) Last November, Keheliya Rambukwella, minister of health, said in parliament that healthcare workers migrating for overseas jobs without proper approval would be blacklisted and have their medical licences cancelled. This statement received intense backlash from SL trade unions in the health sector Association of Medical Specialists issued a statement: “AMS considers the Minister’s statements as more..

Jul 31 (NDTV) With the advent of T20 leagues, top cricket stars are in action throughout the year. It has also meant that the influx of money has increased manifold leading to better pay packages and facilities. Yet, despite that there are some incidents which tend to borderline bizarre and unthinkable. On Monday, a LPL 2023 game between Galle Titans and Dambulla Aura got stopped due to a snake invading the pitch. The incident happened during the fifth over of Dambulla's 181-run chase. more..

Jul 31 (EN) Sri Lanka’s inflation will temporarily fall below single digits, the central bank said in the maiden monetary policy report issued under its flexible inflation targeting regime. “According to the present baseline forecast, headline inflation is projected to temporarily dip below mid-single-digit level, and subsequently stabilise around the targeted level in the medium term,” the central bank said in the monetary policy report. “The projected path for headline inflation more..