The National Movement for Consumer Rights Protection (NMCRP) has warned that due to the budget proposal submitted by the government to remove the Special Commodity Levy on coconut oil and palm oil, it could lead to serious market and health-related consequences. MORE..
30 Jan 2026 (12:02 AM)
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced plans to dispatch a mission to Sri Lanka at the earliest opportunity to resume discussions on economic policies as part of the fifth review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF). MORE..
29 Jan 2026 (2:37 PM)
Sri Lanka Police said a special traffic plan will be implemented in view of the 78th National Independence Day celebrations, which are scheduled to take place under the theme Rebuilding Sri Lanka , and the preceding rehearsals for the event. MORE..
29 Jan 2026 (6:55 PM)
The hunger strike launched by a group of Development Officers opposite the Presidential Secretariat demanding that they be absorbed into the teacher service continues today (29) for its fourth day. MORE..
29 Jan 2026 (3:21 PM)
The Ministry of Health and Mass Media has issued an official statement addressing public concerns following recent media reports on the Nipah virus. MORE..
29 Jan 2026 (8:24 PM)
A workshop to brief the heads of 250 state institutions that have been instructed to establish Internal Affairs Units was held today (29) at the auditorium of the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute, under the patronage of Secretary to the President, Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake. MORE..
29 Jan 2026 (10:30 PM)