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May 2 (CT) The passenger ferry service between Nagapattinam and Kankesanthurai in Sri Lanka, which resumed in October 2023 after almost 40 years only to be stopped days later, is set to recommence on 13 May. Online ticket sale for the service, which will be handled by a new operator, will go live on Monday.
Sep 28 (DM) Transport Ministry and the Energy Ministry have decided to increase the transportation of fuel from 30% to 60% by train. The decision was taken following a discussion with Transport Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi and Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila at the Energy Ministry today.
Sep 1 (EN) SL’s inflation in the capital Colombo had risen to 6% in Aug 2021, from 5.7% in July with prices rising 0.3% in the month, data from the state statistics office shows. The widely watched Colombo Consumer Price Index rose to 143.5 points in August from 143.1 in July with food prices rising 0.7%.
Uma Oya Project: Call for compensation continues. Apr 27 (Island) The problems facing 17,000 families, affected by the negative environmental impacts of the Uma Oya project, have not yet been solved, Sajeewa Chamikara of the MONLAR said.
Blood money involving public health crisis. Aug 1 (DM) While Prez Ranil Wickremesinghe and the SLPP govt are acting effectively to pull SL out of the debt trap and the worst economic crisis since independence, the vital public health service is on the brink of collapse—which means the poor people will die, and the rich will live.
Nov 1 (FT) SL’s COVID-19 detections rose to 541,073 with the detection of 1,107 COVID-19 positive persons over the weekend and the addition of 550 delayed cases yesterday. 550 COVID-19 cases reported between 22 Oct and 28 Oct were added to the total yesterday after verification.
SL originally targeted 3,130 billion rupees of tax collections in 2023 or 10.3% of gross domestic product despite an economic contraction but with an inflated economy at hikes in rates, while the IMF projected only 3,005 billion rupees (10.1% of GDP). In a budget for 2024 presented to parliament in November, more..
