The Gazette containing amendments to the Value Added Tax (VAT) system, which will come into effect from July 1, has been issued by the Ministry of Finance, Planning Economic Development. MORE..
3 May 2026 (2:46 PM)
Farmers have raised concerns over a sharp increase in transport charges for the transportation of fertilizer for the Yala season. MORE..
3 May 2026 (3:14 PM)
The All-Island School Children Transportation Association says that with the recent revision in fuel prices, particularly the increase in diesel, school transport fares will also have to be raised. MORE..
3 May 2026 (2:35 PM)
Israel gave final approval for a plan to purchase two new combat squadrons of F-35 and F-15IA advanced fighter aircraft from Lockheed Martin and Boeing in a deal worth tens of billions of dollars, the defence ministry said on Sunday (May 3). MORE..
3 May 2026 (5:10 PM)
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has not received any official notice or communication from the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) regarding the Airbus transaction, his media spokesman Attorney Manoj Gamage said. MORE..
3 May 2026 (6:23 PM)
The Department of Buddhist Affairs has issued a clarification regarding the observance of Vesak Full Moon Poya Day this year on May 30. MORE..
3 May 2026 (11:42 AM)