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)
Police have today recovered a stock of drugs worth more than Rs. 5,000,000 from the rented house of drug trafficker Sahan Dhananjaya, alias "Kona," who was shot while fleeing from police officers after pointing a firearm at them. MORE..
7 Jul 2024 (11:15 PM)
The Attorney General s Department has informed the Supreme Court that, according to the current Constitution, the tenure of the President is five years. MORE..
8 Jul 2024 (12:55 PM)
A tragic accident has occurred in Wickrama Mawatha East, Middeniya, where a 3-year-old child has reportedly died after falling into a fish tank at home last evening (07). MORE..
8 Jul 2024 (11:29 AM)
Over 200 public sector trade unions, including Grama Niladhari officers and surveyors, will engage in a trade union action by taking sick leave today (8) and tomorrow (9), according to the Trade Unions Collective. MORE..
8 Jul 2024 (10:44 AM)
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)