President clarifies IT sector VAT decision
2023-12-12
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has assured that while the IT sector of Sri Lanka will now be levied a Value-Added TaxContinue Reading
Poet Ahnaf detained for 18 months under PTA acquitted
2023-12-12
Poet and teacher Ahnaf Jazeem, who was detained for more than one and a half years under the Prevention ofContinue Reading
VAT : Cabinet approval for another major change
2023-12-12
Cabinet approval has been granted to reduce the Value Added Tax (VAT) registration threshold. Accordingly, the VAT registration threshold willContinue Reading
Concerns raised over registration of Tamil households by Police
2023-12-12
Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) Leader MP Mano Ganesan has raised concerns in Parliament over the registration of Tamil households inContinue Reading
U-19 Asia Cup : Sri Lanka suffer embarrassing defeat to UAE
2023-12-11
Sri Lanka Under-19 suffered a humiliating defeat against the United Arab Emirates Under-19 in the ongoing Asia Cup tournament inContinue Reading
Proposal to increase VAT to 18% passed in Parliament
2023-12-11
The third reading of the Value-Added Tax (Amendment) Bill was passed with amendments in Parliament today. Accordingly, 100 Parliamentarians votedContinue Reading
Sajith & Ranil will never join hands : SP denies media reports
2023-12-11
Opposition Leader MP Sajith Premadasa has refuted media reports claiming that he is joining hands to work with President RanilContinue Reading
ADB US$ 200 Mn loan : Details released
2023-12-11
The loan agreement for the policy-based lending for subprogram-1 of the Asian Development Bank’s US$ 200 million loan for theContinue Reading
Namal requests to delay Parliament live feed
2023-12-11
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Namal Rajapaksa has requested a delayed transmission of Parliament sittings, instead of a liveContinue Reading
Public money wasted : Vat debate postponed due to lack of quorum
2023-12-10
Today’s special parliament session held to debate the second reading of the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill and the FinanceContinue Reading
Islandwide power failure : What happened ?
2023-12-10
An islandwide power failure caused widespread inconvenience to the public last night. It took nearly 7 hours to fully restoreContinue Reading
President unveils 2030 Depoliticization Vision for Sri Lanka Cricket
2023-12-09
In a historic announcement at the 150th anniversary celebrations of the Colombo Colts Cricket Club yesterday (08), President Ranil WickremesingheContinue Reading
2024 VAT : Govt prepared to reassess 97 out of 138 items
2023-12-08
The government is open to reconsidering the list of items to which Value-Added Tax (VAT) will be applied from JanuaryContinue Reading
President engages in historic talks with Global Tamil Forum & Buddhist Monastics
2023-12-08
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has engaged in discussions with a diverse delegation representing the Global Tamil Forum (GTF) and esteemed BuddhistContinue Reading
13 yr old death at Madrasa school : Police provides update
2023-12-08
The postmortem examination into the death of an underage boy at a Madrasa school in Sainthamaruthu recently has raised suspicionsContinue Reading
Forced Cremations : Minister Ali Sabry responds
2023-12-07
Foreign Minister Ali Sabry today addressed accusations levelled against him, claiming that he had failed to take action against theContinue Reading
Sajith wears a scarf to parliament, reveals why (Video)
2023-12-07
Leader of the Opposition MP Sajith Premadasa attended Parliament sittings wearing a scarf, to show solidarity with the victims ofContinue Reading
Three Sri Lankans killed in action fighting for Ukraine
2023-12-07
Three Sri Lankans, who were working as officers attached to the Ukrainian military, have died in the ongoing fighting betweenContinue Reading