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Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) signed an agreement on Thursday for the ADB to provide a loan of $…

The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval for the review of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) with non-commercial interests. This…

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake announced that the Withholding Tax will be increased from 5% to 10%. Speaking in Parliament tod…

The NPP government which is now a little over a month old has in recent weeks faced criticism over some of its members allegedly p…

The All-Share Price Index (ASPI) of the Colombo Stock Exchange has exceeded the 14,500-points mark for the first time in history. …

The Department of Meteorology announced that a low-pressure area is likely to form over southeast Bay of Bengal during the next&nb…

The high temperatures experienced during the first three months of this year have worsened Sri Lanka’s ongoing coconut shortage,…

The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) reports that in 2024, the number of Sri Lankans migrant workers who have travel…

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) yesterday refuted certain reports about a possible fuel shortage due to a fuel shipment imp…

The All Share Price Index (ASPI) of the Colombo Stock Exchange recorded a new all-time high today (12), surpassing the 14,000 mark…

The final decision of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) on the proposed electricity tariff revisions will be an…

The death toll from the unidentified fever spreading in Jaffna has risen to five, according to the Jaffna Hospital Director Dr. T.…

A total of 1,802 Sri Lankan workers are set to leave for Israel between December 2024 and January 2025, according to the Sri Lanka…

The Catholic Bishops Conference in Sri Lanka today clarified that Pastor Jerome Fernando was not a Bishop of the Catholic Church, …

Sri Lanka has received the grant of 11.28 million meters of fabric required to be provided for schoolchildren as uniform materials…

The Government of Sri Lanka has submitted a request to the OPEC Fund for International Development to secure funds to finance Sri …

The Ceylon Electricity Board’s (CEB) Board of Directors has decided not to grant bonuses to its employees this year, despite the…

Former State Minister Lohan Ratwatte, who was arrested and remanded for causing a road accident while driving under the influence …

The Sri Lanka Navy, renowned for its storied history as the nation’s maritime defence force, is celebrating its 74th Anniversary…

The Sripada pilgrimage season for 2024/25 will commence on Unduwap full moon poya day on December 14 after taking caskets of sacre…

The Meteorology Department says an easterly wave type disturbance will be affecting the weather conditions in the island in next f…

A total of 55 vulnerable Sri Lankan workers have been evacuated from Lebanon, the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Beirut said.  The E…

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has announced that it will submit its proposal for the revision of electricity tariffs to the P…

Due to a shortage of coconuts in the country, it is reported that half a coconut is being sold at a price between Rs. 100 and Rs. …

A delay in issuing a crucial circular/Gazette has put over 200 specialist doctors in Sri Lanka at risk of premature retirement, th…