The Ministry of Finance has increased the Tobacco Tax on all ‘Beedi’ products,with effective from yesterday (April 02). Accordingly, the relevant tax will be increased from...
Donald Trump announced a sweeping new set of reciprocal tariffs on Wednesday (April 02), arguing that they would allow the United States to succeed. Trump’s tariffs,...
A suspect wanted in connection with a triple murder committed on February 02 in the Alegoda West area of Ambalantota has been arrested by the Ambalantota...
The Department of Meteorology says that showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Southern, Eastern and Northern provinces today (03). In its latest forecast, the...
The Embassy of Japan in Sri Lanka hosted a concert of Japanese traditional music by the Honganji Temple & Foundation Japanese Orchestra featuring the performers of...
The Sri Lankan government has pledged to provide a relief package to Myanmar, which is reeling after a devastating earthquake on March 28. Speaking at the...
A number of decisions have been taken at the Cabinet meeting held yesterday (April 02). The decisions taken by the Cabinet of Ministers are as follows...
The Court of Appeal has further suspended carrying out activities related to conducting Local Government (LG) Elections for institutions where petitions have been filed challenging the...
Speaker of the Parliament – Dr. Jagath Wickremeratne has informed that the motion to remove Deshabandu Tennakoon, who is in remand custody, from his post as...
The Food Policy and Security Committee has recommended the importation of rice in the near future to ensure an uninterrupted supply for consumers. A notable...