The President s Media Division announced that an island-wide curfew will be imposed from 8.00 p.m. tonight (16) to 5.00 a.m. tomorrow (17), in accordance with the provisions of Section 16 of the Public Security Ordinance. MORE..
16 May 2022 (3:06 PM)
The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) says that it has approved power cuts of 3 hours and 40 minutes for tomorrow (May 17). MORE..
16 May 2022 (6:49 PM)
Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera says that adequate fuel will be available in the country with the arrival of a diesel cargo yesterday and three more vessels expected to reach Sri Lanka in the next 2 weeks under the Indian credit line. MORE..
16 May 2022 (12:16 PM)
The Attorney General s Department has directed the CID to arrest 22 suspects including MPs Johnston Fernando, Sanath Nishantha, Sanjeeva Edirimanna and Senior DIG Western Province, if sufficient evidence is available against them over the attack on protesters near Temple Trees and Galle Face on May 09. MORE..
16 May 2022 (10:33 PM)
Sri Lanka Police says that a total of 159 persons were arrested yesterday over the incidents in Galle Face and Kollupitiya and for attacking persons, causing damages to public and private property etc. across the island. MORE..
16 May 2022 (1:26 PM)
The President s Media Division said that the curfew times announced previously have been revised. MORE..
16 May 2022 (6:57 PM)