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Taiwan says it deployed fighter jets to warn off 30 warplanes sent by China into its air defence zone. The incident on Monday marked the biggest incursion since January. It came days after US President Joe Biden warned China against invading Taiwan, and on the same day as a US official visited the island to […]
Cabinet has approved a proposal to present a supplementary estimate of Rs. 695 billion to Parliament. The Government said that an assistance package for samurdhi beneficiaries, estate communities, pensioners and Government servants was introduced at the beginning of 2022 to reduce as much as possible the hardships faced by the public due to the adverse […]
The Ministry of Education said the incident had taken place on last Wednesday (25).
Prior to the appointment, Silva served as acting Chief of Defense Staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.
"It’s the overall uncertainty in the system," a market analyst said.
The government has decided to increase the Value Added Tax (VAT) and the Telecommunications Levy with immediate effect, the Prime Minister s Office announced today.
The Value Added Tax (VAT) has been increased from 8% to 12% with immediate effect, announced the Office of the Prime Minister today (May 31).The post Sri Lanka increases VAT to 12% &...Click on the headline to read the full story
Sri Lanka is to seek assistance from Paris Club lenders and the G7, Minister of Foreign Affairs Professor G.L. Peiris said. Foreign Minister Peiris requested continued support from Japan, both bilaterally and through multilateral channels, to mitigate the economic challenges in Sri Lanka. Minister Peiris explained that the Government of Sri Lanka will seek assistance […]
More diesel arrived in Sri Lanka from India as part of the assistance offered to Sri Lanka by India. A shipment of 40,000 MT of diesel supplied under Indian assistance reached Colombo last evening, the Indian High Commission in Colombo said today. On 23 May 40,000 MT of petrol arrived in Sri Lanka from India […]
Food prices up 57-pct over 12-months and 86-pct since inflationary policy began in Aug 2019
Supreme Court today (May 31) issued an Interim Order suspending the operation of Presidential Pardon granted by President to former parliamentarian Duminda Silva.The post Supreme Court suspends...Click on the headline to read the full story
A brother and a sister were reportedly hacked to death amidst a heated family dispute, in the area of Mullegama in Nawagattegama.
The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has approved the Ceylon Electricity Board s request for power interruptions from the 02nd to 05th of June, the chairman of electricity sector regulator Janaka Ratnayake says.
The Supreme Court has issued an interim order suspending the special presidential pardon granted to former MP Duminda Silva while he was serving a death sentence.
Submission of Supplementary Estimates to Parliament
Daily power cuts will be further reduced to one hour in the next few days, the PUCSL said.
Media reports showed long queues still in Badulla, Polonnaruwa, Nuwara Eliya and Hatan areas.
Major General Vikum Liyanage has been appointed as the new 24th Commander of the Sri Lanka Army by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today (May 31).The post Vikum Liyanage appointed as the 24th Army...Click on the headline to read the full story
Major General Vikum Liyanage was appointed as the 24th Commander of Sri Lanka today (May 31), President s Media Division (PMD) says.
Nepali search and rescue teams on Tuesday recovered the body of the last of 22 people aboard a small plane that crashed in the Himalayas two days earlier and also found the flight s voice recorder.
42 Department, Statutory Boards and State Corporations including the Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT), Board of Investment (BOI) and the Colombo Port City Economic Commission have been gazetted under the...Click on the headline to read the full story
Shashi Weerawansa, the wife of National Freedom Front (NFF) Leader Wimal Weerawansa was today (May 31) released on bail by Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court.The post Shashi Weerawansa released on...Click on the headline to read the full story
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has proposed to amend a number of financial acts to increase the revenue of the government.The post Cabinet approves Prime Minister Ranil...Click on the headline to read the full story
Former Minister Wimal Weerawansa s wife, who was found guilty of producing falsified documents to obtain a diplomatic passport, has been released on bail until the conclusion of the appeal hearing.
The cabinet of ministers had given the go ahead to publish the revised GDP numbers from 2015
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s stock market plunged over 1.5% within the first hour of trade on Tuesday (31) following the announcement of the Cabinet to hike taxes back to 2019 levels and the questions on what will happen next, market participants said.The main All Share Price Index fell 1.07 percent or 154.04 points to 8,077.29 at 1130 hrs.The most liquid S&P SL20 slipped 1.93 percent...
The Disaster Management Centre has issued a minor flood warning to the people living in low-lying areas adjoining the Attanagalu Oya, Kalu River, Gin River and Nilwala River.
A 48-year-old woman was murdered in a restaurant at the Dematagoda railway station while sleeping with her 10-year-old son.The post Five murders reported in several parts of the country appeared...Click on the headline to read the full story