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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…

Former Minister Mervyn Silva and two others were granted bail today (03) by the Gampaha High Court over allegations of selling sta…

Education Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has called for the formulation of comprehensive recommendations and measures to eradicat…

Former Minister and veteran politician Gamini Lokuge has passed away a short while ago at the age of 82, according to family sourc…

Former Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena and former Director General of the Board of Investment (BOI) of Sri Lanka, Jayantha Edir…

Dr. Sanjeewa Thennakoon has been re-elected as the President of the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA). Dr. Prabath…

Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa today questioned as to what steps have been taken by the government to lessen the impact…

With increasing tariffs, developments in the Middle East, uncertainty around energy prices, Sri Lanka has no room for policy error…

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake states that he hopes to make the current Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program with the Internat…

The Business Forum organised by the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK) was held this afternoon (13) at…

Highlighting the new investment opportunities emerging in Sri Lanka’s tourism industry, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake exten…

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

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) today (June 6) filed an indictment before the Colombo …

SriLankan Airlines has to pay only a USD 275,000 monthly fee to the new airbus leased by the SriLankan airlines from France, Trans…

Heads of all government institutions have been instructed to advise their employees to wear face masks as a precautionary measure …

Sri Lanka received USD 650 million in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) during the first quarter of this year (2025), according to M…