In a special statement to Parliament today (Dec 13), President Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasized the critical role of the government’s program,Continue Reading
In a major security breach coming on the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament attack, two men entered Lok Sabha WednesdayContinue Reading
An investigation is ongoing to ascertain the cause for the islandwide power outage experienced in Sri Lanka recently, Minister ofContinue Reading
The IMF Board completed the first review under the 48-month Extended Fund Facility with Sri Lanka, providing the country withContinue Reading
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has assured that while the IT sector of Sri Lanka will now be levied a Value-Added TaxContinue Reading
Poet and teacher Ahnaf Jazeem, who was detained for more than one and a half years under the Prevention ofContinue Reading
Cabinet approval has been granted to reduce the Value Added Tax (VAT) registration threshold. Accordingly, the VAT registration threshold willContinue Reading
Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) Leader MP Mano Ganesan has raised concerns in Parliament over the registration of Tamil households inContinue Reading
Sri Lanka Under-19 suffered a humiliating defeat against the United Arab Emirates Under-19 in the ongoing Asia Cup tournament inContinue Reading
The third reading of the Value-Added Tax (Amendment) Bill was passed with amendments in Parliament today. Accordingly, 100 Parliamentarians votedContinue Reading
Opposition Leader MP Sajith Premadasa has refuted media reports claiming that he is joining hands to work with President RanilContinue Reading
The loan agreement for the policy-based lending for subprogram-1 of the Asian Development Bank’s US$ 200 million loan for theContinue Reading
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Namal Rajapaksa has requested a delayed transmission of Parliament sittings, instead of a liveContinue Reading
Today’s special parliament session held to debate the second reading of the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill and the FinanceContinue Reading
An islandwide power failure caused widespread inconvenience to the public last night. It took nearly 7 hours to fully restoreContinue Reading
In a historic announcement at the 150th anniversary celebrations of the Colombo Colts Cricket Club yesterday (08), President Ranil WickremesingheContinue Reading
The government is open to reconsidering the list of items to which Value-Added Tax (VAT) will be applied from JanuaryContinue Reading
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has engaged in discussions with a diverse delegation representing the Global Tamil Forum (GTF) and esteemed BuddhistContinue Reading