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Colombo inflation rises to 2.3% in January 2026

Sri Lanka, Jan. 30 -- The overall rate of inflation, as measured by the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) on a year-on-year (Y-o-Y) basis, increased to 2.3% in January 2026, compared to 2.1% in Dece... Read More


60% of public transport drivers in Colombo addicted to drugs - Minister

Sri Lanka, Jan. 30 -- Minister of Highways and Urban Development Bimal Rathnayake stated that around 60% of drivers engaged in passenger transport services in Colombo and its suburban areas are severe... Read More


Compensation for Cyclone Ditwah victims in final stages - Ministry Secretary

Sri Lanka, Jan. 30 -- The Secretary to the Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government, S. Aloka Bandara, today (30) said that the process of providing relief assistanc... Read More


SLBFE warns of overseas-based job scam promising employment in Moldova

Sri Lanka, Jan. 30 -- The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) says it has received information regarding a large-scale human trafficking operation allegedly carried out by a Sri Lankan man ... Read More


Sri Lanka Police operating with shortage of nearly 32,000 personnel - IGP

Sri Lanka, Jan. 30 -- Inspector General of Police (IGP) Priyantha Weerasooriya has stated that the Sri Lanka Police service is currently operating with a shortage of nearly 32,000 officers. He made t... Read More


US Montana National Guard supports post-cyclone recovery in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, Jan. 30 -- The U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka this week welcomed a team of engineers and medical professionals from the Montana National Guard as they engaged with counterparts from Sri Lanka's ... Read More


Korea partners with UNDP to tackle Sri Lanka's waste management challenges

Sri Lanka, Jan. 30 -- The Government of the Republic of Korea has partnered with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Sri Lanka to support Sri Lanka in addressing its growing waste manag... Read More


Case against ex-Minister Rajitha Senaratne to be recalled in July

Sri Lanka, Jan. 30 -- The Colombo Magistrate's Court ordered that the complaint filed against two defendants, including former Minister Rajitha Senaratne, regarding the alleged incurrence of a loss ex... Read More


School dev. officers' fast unto death protest enters 5th day as another hospitalised

Sri Lanka, Jan. 30 -- Another School Development Officer participating in the fast unto death protest campaign, launched by the School Development Officers' Association in front of the Presidential Se... Read More


SOC urges expedited compensation and detailed reports on impact of Cyclone 'Ditwah'

Sri Lanka, Jan. 30 -- The Sectoral Oversight Committee (SOC) on Environment, Agriculture and Resource Sustainability focused its attention on the impact of Cyclone 'Ditwah' on the agricultural sector ... Read More