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A meeting of the Committee on Parliamentary Business is scheduled to be held in Parliament today (21) at 12 noon, chaired the Spea…

Former State Minister Lohan Ratwatte has passed away at the age of 57. The former parliamentarian had reportedly passed away while…

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has chaired a meeting this morning (11) at the Presidential Secretariat to review projects impl…

The Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill, which seeks to repeal the Presidents’ Entitlements Act, has been presented to the …

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake accused the opposition of hoping for an economic collapse in the country, saying such hopes are…

Health Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa today revealed that there is a shortage of 1,139 specialist doctors in Sri Lanka. He told Pa…

Sri Lanka has neither reached a final agreement on any matter with the United States nor signed any agreements so far, President A…

The government will provide a vehicle to each MP from the next budget to be returned after the MP's tenure, President Anura Kumara…

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today reaffirmed that the importation of vehicles into the country will continue without disrup…

Parliament went into an uproar when Opposition MP Harshana Rajakaruna responded to the allegation on him seeking assistance from t…

The resolution to remove IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon was approved by a majority of 177 votes in Parliament a short while ago. A total…

The government will continue engagements with the United States with a hope to get further tariff reductions if possible, Treasury…

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has left the island short while ago, to embark on a three-day official visit to Maldives from J…

The Government of Sri Lanka has decided to waive visa fees for 40 additional countries to boost tourism, stated Minister of Foreig…

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will undertake a state visit to the Maldives from July 28 to 30, 2025, at the invitation of Mal…

Former Minister P. Dayaratne, a veteran politician and long-serving Member of Parliament from the Ampara District, has passed away…

The government is moving away from an exam-centric education system towards a modular system focused on active learning, with the …

The government will remove the Rs. 50 tax on fuel after paying off the total debt of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) which …

The Board of Investment (BOI) has approved 57 projects so far this year (2025), according to Deputy Minister of Industry and Entre…

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has officially declared opened the Wax Museum at the historic Ehelepola Walawwa in Kandy today …

The United States has offered to accept 70 to 80% of products exported from Sri Lanka without imposing any tariffs, Deputy Ministe…

The government must initiate direct negotitiations with the White House over the tariff deal without focusing only on negotiations…

US President Donald Trump has decided to impose a 30% reciprocal tariff on all goods imported from Sri Lanka. The White House has …

Sri Lanka plans to introduce a property tax by the first half of 2027, according to the latest International Monetary Fund (IMF) r…

Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs Minister Hiniduma Sunil Senevi revealed that 124 unauthorised structures have been er…