Sri Lanka News Papers – News Headlines from Colombo

A total of 2,243 people have died in road accidents this year, police said.

An island-wide traffic operation will be launched tomorrow to inspect passenger buses during the festive season, the Police Media Division said.

The Western Province Education Zonal Ministry has issued a circular prohibiting private tutoring classes for students by school teachers.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will travel to the island’s largest bilateral lender China for talks in January, he said on Saturday, days after completing a long-delayed foreign debt restructure.

A surprise inspection conducted by the officers of the Jinthupitiya Medical Officer of Health (MOH) office and Public Health Inspectors (PHIs) this morning (21) has revealed alarming hygiene violations in several restaurants on Bodhiraja Mawatha, Pettah.

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has issued a circular to licensed banks recently, highlighting relief measures to be provided to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will travel to the island’s largest bilateral lender China for talks in January, he said on Saturday, days after completing a long-delayed foreign debt restructure.

The government is hoping to initiate discussions with India to update the Free Trade Agreement between India and Sri Lanka, which was signed several decades ago, Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath said.

The Colombo Lotus Tower Management Company (Private) Limited has announced extended operating hours for the festive season.