Politics News

The government is currently exploring all potential avenues to determine the most effective strategy for restructuring the debt-la…

The Monetary Policy Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has decided to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 8.00%…

The Central Bank is set to keep the rates when it meets for the second time for this year, this week, to decide on the key policy …

A new mobile application has been introduced for submitting complaints related to the 2025 Local Government (LG) Elections today (…

The inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill which makes provisions for levying a 15 percent tax on IT service exports was passed in Parlia…

Some 795 foreign liquor bottles and 214 wine bottles were found at IGP Deshabandu Thennekoon's residence, Minister of Public Secur…

The Mahara Magistrate’s Court has ordered former Minister Mervyn Silva to be remanded further until March 24. The former Ministe…

A special Iftar ceremony was held yesterday evening at Temple Trees in commemoration of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. The eve…

Despite financial limitations, the government has implemented the largest-ever increase in the basic salary of public sector emplo…

Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing Anura Karunathilaka revealed that a substantial salary increase will be ma…

The Election Commission has issued a statement regarding the political parties and independent groups that have placed their depos…

The wind power project that was to be carried out with the Adani Company has not been cancelled yet, Energy Minister Kumara Jayako…

Twenty six MPs of the last government whose houses came under arson attacks during the Aragalayaa in 2022 have purchased houses fr…

It was revealed during the Parliamentary session today (07), that in addition to the compensation provided by the government, then…

Contaminated coconut oil which is unsuitable for human consumption has entered the local market, Minister of Trade Wasantha Samara…

Parliament went into an uproar over the fuel distribution issue after ruling party members charged that there is a sinister move t…

Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe is set to depart for New Delhi, India, today (27) to deliver a keynote address on…

During today’s (27) parliamentary session, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya revealed the total expenditure on foreign trips…

Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma disclosed in Parliament today (25) that SriLankan Airlines has…

Sri Lanka’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Vijitha Herath is scheduled to address the United Nation…

In a significant moment for the country’s parliamentary history, National People’s Power (NPP) MP Sugath Wasantha de Perera to…

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today assured that there is no threat to the country’s national security. He made this statem…

Indictments have been served against former Minister Piyankara Jayaratne before the Colombo High Court today (18). The indictments…

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake outlined a series of cost-cutting measures aimed at managing public expenditure as part of the …

The Government is proposing to lease underutilized state-owned land to SMEs for productive economic activities under the budget 20…