President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Chairperson of ADB   

The Disaster Management Center reported seven fatalities due to the ongoing adverse weather conditions in the past 24 hours.

The Federation of Global Tamil Organizations (FGTO) extends its heartfelt gratitude to the members of the US Congress for recognizing the genocide committed against the Tamil people by the Sri Lankan government and supporting the Tamil people’s right to self-determination in Tamil Eelam through an independence referendum.

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) issued a public advisory over the suspending of power supply to several areas from time to time to avoid risking valuable lives.

The Education Ministry has announced tomorrow as a school holiday due to the prevailing heavy rainy weather. Further days of holding schools will be announced by the Education Ministry following announcements by the Meteorology Department.

The Department of Meteorology has issued a Red Alert warning for heavy rain until 2:00 pm on Monday, 3rd June 2024. Issuing an update, the Met department has warned that the prevailing rainy conditions are expected to continue in the southwestern part of the island.

In response to the severe weather conditions, the Navy has mobilized its relief teams to assist those affected by floods in the Western, Southern, and Sabaragamuwa provinces. These relief teams are actively engaged in ongoing operations, utilizing small boats to safely rescue flood-affected individuals and cater to their daily necessities.

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (Ceypetco) has revised its fuel prices with effect from midnight today (May 31). The revised rates are as follows:

The results of the GCE Ordinary Level (O/L) examinations for the year 2023 is scheduled to be released by September, Examinations Commissioner Amit Jayasundara said.

The four suspects arrested in India on suspicion of maintaining links with terrorist groups are drug addicts and not religous extremists, Defence Ministry Secretary, General (Retired) Kamal Gunaratne said.

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has proposed to reduce the electricity tariffs by 10-20 per cent following its improved financial performance of first quarter this year, CEB sources revealed.

Health experts have raised concerns about the rising use of tobacco products among schoolchildren in Sri Lanka.

The National Transport Commission (NTC) and private bus associations announced today that bus fares could be revised only if diesel prices drop to Rs. 307 per litre.

The Examinations Department said it released the results of the 2023 (2024) GCE Advanced Level (A/L) examinations a short while ago. They said that the results could be viewed on www.doenets.lk/exam or www.results.exams.gov.lk

Following severe criticism that US Ambassador Julie Chung had interfered in discussing Sri Lanka’s election process with the Election Commission (EC) officials, the EC chairman R.M.A.L. Rathnayake defended the move saying that the discussion with Chung was a casual one.

The overall rate of inflation as measured by the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) on a Year-on-Year basis has decreased to 0.9% in May 2024. According to the Department of Census and Statistics, the overall rate of inflation has decreased compared to the 1.5% recorded in April 2024. Food inflation has decreased to 0.0% in May from the 2.9% reported in April. Meanwhile, non-food inflation has increased to 1.3% in May from the 0.9% recorded in April.

A delegation of the National Peoples’ Power (NPP) has engaged in a discussion with the Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Santosh Jha during which the latter provided a briefing on various bilateral initiatives between India and Sri Lanka.

Former US President Donald Trump has been convicted by the jury for falsifying business records in a case linked to paying off a former porn star. Trump is expected to be sentenced on July 11 but Trumps lawyers are also expected to appeal the decision.

Sri Lanka has again requested Canada not to repeat baseless allegations of genocide here. Foreign Secretary Aruni Wijewardane took up the issue when she met Canadian Deputy Minister for International Development Christopher MacLennan at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday (28)

Sri Lankan diplomats in Russia will engage with officials of the Russian Defence Ministry this evening, in "first steps" towards repatriating Sri Lankans in Russia, who have been thrust into the battlefront of its war against Ukraine.

The Election Commission has expressed strong dismay over any attempts to delay the upcoming Presidential and Parliamentary elections, insisting they proceed as scheduled.