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SL to receive 15,000 MT of salt from India next week

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Sri Lanka State Trading Corporation says that 15,000 metric tons of salt ordered from India will arrive in Sri Lanka next week.

General Manager of the Corporation, Chamila Iddamalgoda confirmed that permission has been granted to two importers to import salt from India to Sri Lanka.

Accordingly, 30,000 metric tons of salt is scheduled to be brought into Sri Lanka before the 31st of January.

This decision follows the impact of the last monsoon season on local salt production. 

State Trading Corporation says rice will be imported based on future market requirements, while government has already imported 7,000 metric tons of rice. 

A senior official also noted that paddy harvesting has already commenced.

Private importers have also brought in over 125,000 metric tons of rice under government authorization.

(News1st)

(Except for the headline, this story, originally published by News1st has not been edited by SLM staff)

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Indian HC issues statement on ‘Operation Sindoor’

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The Indian High Commission in Colombo has issued a statement on the ‘Operation Sindoor’ launched by the Indian Armed Forces targeting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

According to the statement, 09 sites have been targeted.

The statement further notes :

“Our actions have been focused, measured and non- escalatory in nature. No Pakistani military facilities have been targeted. India has demonstrated considerable restraint in selection of targets and method of execution.”

 “These steps come in the wake of the barbaric Pahalgam terrorist attack in which 25 Indians and one Nepali citizen were murdered. We are living up to the commitment that those responsible for this attack will be held accountable.”

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Prasanna Ranaweera remanded (Update)

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Former State Minister Prasanna Ranaweera has been remanded until May 19 by the Mahara Magistrate’s Court.

He had surrendered to the court earlier today (May 07).


(Previous news 2025 May 07 –11.00.a.m.)

Prasanna Ranaweera surrenders to court

Former State Minister Prasanna Ranaweera has surrendered to the Mahara Magistrate’s Court today (May 07).

Previously, an open warrant was issued for Ranaweera’s arrest over allegedly selling a plot of state-owned land in Kiribathgoda to a private party by forging documents.

Several persons including former Minister Mervyn Silva are currently in remand custody over the incident.

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NPP leads at CMC but fails to secure majority

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The National People’s Power (NPP) has won the most number of seats in the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC), but has not obtained enough to form a majority.
The party secured 48 seats with over 81,000 votes, which is about 36.9% of the total.

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) came in second with 29 seats, followed by the United National Party (UNP) with 13 seats. The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) won five and four seats respectively. Meanwhile, Independent & minor parties have secured 20 seats.

The CMC is Sri Lanka’s largest and oldest local government body.

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