President s Fund scholarship program for students from low-income families, spanning from grade 1 to grade 11 and G.C.E. (A'L), will be implemented at the district level starting from July 12, 2024. MORE..
7 Jul 2024 (11:42 PM)
Sri Lanka s Treasury Secretary Mahinda Siriwardana has stated that the current Value Added Tax (VAT) rate will need to be raised from 18% to 20-21% to meet the demands of the public servants who are on strike for a salary increase. MORE..
8 Jul 2024 (5:50 PM)
At least 12 people died and 18 are missing after a torrential rain caused a landslide in an illegal gold mine over the weekend in Indonesia s Sulawesi island, officials said on Monday. MORE..
8 Jul 2024 (7:18 PM)
The Meteorology Department says the prevailing showery conditions are expected to continue today in the south-western part of the island. MORE..
8 Jul 2024 (9:56 AM)
The hearing of the fundamental rights (FR) petition filed by businessman C.D. Lenawa seeking an order preventing the calling of a Presidential election until the Supreme Court delivers its interpretation on the date of the Presidential poll, and the intervening petitions has been concluded. MORE..
8 Jul 2024 (2:16 PM)
(UPDATED) Another person injured in the shooting incident at Athurugiriya has succumbed to injuries increasing the death toll from the incident to 02. MORE..
8 Jul 2024 (12:42 PM)