Rs. 5,000 allowance for low-income families for festive season

Minister Gamini Lokuge says that the Cabinet of Ministers decided to pay a special allowance of Rs. 5,000 to low-income earning families for two months for the festive season. 

Speaking to reporters following the weekly Cabinet meeting today (28), he said that 3.1 million identified low-income families will receive this allowance. 

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The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval for Sri Lanka Railways to revise train fares of several categories, according to Transport Minister Dilum Amunugama. 

He said that the effective date for the fare revision will be announced later. 

Accordingly, the rail fares are to be increased as follows:...

Cabinet approval to revise train fares

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Central Bank issues notice to public and money changers

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) today issued a notice stating that Money Changers have been prohibited from offering higher exchange rates to customers beyond the exchange rates offered to such Money Changers by Licensed Banks.

“The public is hereby notified that in terms of the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Act, No. 12 of 2017, Money C...

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Indian foreign minister meets Sri Lankan President and PM

Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar has called on Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday (28). 

Jaishankar, who is in Sri Lanka to attend the Fifth BIMSTEC Summit starting today in Colombo, had met with President Rajapaksa this morning and reportedly discussed the economic situation in...

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Over 7-hour power cuts tomorrow

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) says it has approved the request made by the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) to increase the power cut duration for tomorrow (29), due to the unavailability of fuel for the generation of 300MW of thermal capacity.

Accordingly, the areas listed under the Groups P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W will...

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US assistance for renewable energy projects in Sri Lanka

The recent US-SL Partnership Dialogue underlined our commitment to a democratic, prosperous, and sovereign Sri Lanka. I met with President @GotabayaR to discuss SL’s economic challenges and how we can work together to promote inclusive governance and protect #humanrights. pic.twitter.com/Ji1rqrNrLE

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