Violating FR : SC orders Deshabandu & three others to pay Rs 2 million
2023-12-14
The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka today ordered four Police officers, including Acting IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon, to pay a compensationContinue Reading
Sanath Jayasuriya gets Major SLC Role, to review Sri Lanka Cricket
2023-12-14
Sri Lanka cricketing legend Sanath Jayasuriya has been appointed as a Cricket Consultant to Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC). With hisContinue Reading
Police to destroy over 100 kilos of seized narcotics
2023-12-14
Over 100 kilos of illegal narcotics seized by the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) are set to be destroyed today (DecContinue Reading
Breach in IMF assistance could lead to SL’s collapse : Warning from President
2023-12-13
In a special statement to Parliament today (Dec 13), President Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasized the critical role of the government’s program,Continue Reading
Major security breach at Indian Parliament (Video)
2023-12-13
In a major security breach coming on the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament attack, two men entered Lok Sabha WednesdayContinue Reading
Saturday’s blackout : Statement from Power Minister
2023-12-13
An investigation is ongoing to ascertain the cause for the islandwide power outage experienced in Sri Lanka recently, Minister ofContinue Reading
IMF completes first review, approves USD 337 million for Sri Lanka
2023-12-13
The IMF Board completed the first review under the 48-month Extended Fund Facility with Sri Lanka, providing the country withContinue Reading
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