Category: Local News

Sri Lanka’s Finance Ministry has denied reports claiming that the government has introduced new taxes on certain imported goods.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has taken a significant step to support low-income countries by completing a review of its Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust (PRGT) facilities.

Senior Professor Kapila Seneviratne has been appointed as the new Chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC) by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

Egg trade associations in Sri Lanka have requested the government to introduce a pricing formula to determine the price of eggs.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has requested former Member of Parliament Johnston Fernando to provide a statement regarding an unregistered BMW car found in the Colombo Hilton parking lot.

Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasized the need for experienced leaders in Parliament to address the country’s ongoing economic challenges.

Central Province Governor, Professor S.B.S. Abayakoon, approved the immediate renaming of ‘Keheliya Rambukwella Primary School’ in the Kundasale Division of the Wattegama Education Zone, Kandy, on October 16, 2024.

Sri Lanka welcomed 63,491 tourists in the first half of October, continuing a slowdown in arrivals ahead of the winter season, according to data from the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA).

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake emphasized the need for a long-term, unified national plan to reorganize Sri Lanka’s currently disordered agriculture sector.

U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie Chung, made a courtesy call on Sri Lanka’s Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retired), at the Defence Ministry in Sri Jayawardenapura, Kotte, today (October 16).

Sri Lanka’s Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retired), addressed graduates at the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) Convocation, held at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) in Colombo on October 15, 2024.

The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has rejected a bail appeal made by Arjun Aloysius, the Director of W.M. Mendis & Company Ltd., along with two others who were sentenced to prison on October 14, 2024, for Value Added Tax (VAT) evasion.

The Election Commission of Sri Lanka has announced that the preference numbers for candidates contesting the 2024 Parliamentary Election will be released today (October 16).

Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa states that he has no plans to retire from politics.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake attended a progress review meeting at the Ministry of Energy this morning (October 15), where he highlighted the crucial role of the energy sector in Sri Lanka.

Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has announced that he will make a special statement to the public on Thursday, October 17, 2024.