Representatives of community-based financial societies have opposed the move to bring all microfinance and credit-providing institutions under a single regulatory authority through the enactment of the Microfinance and Credit Regulatory Authority Bill. MORE..
12 Jan 2026 (4:46 PM)
The highest temperature recorded in the country today (12) was 31.5°C, reported from the Katunayake Meteorological Station, the Department of Meteorology noted. MORE..
12 Jan 2026 (8:56 PM)
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12 Jan 2026 (10:05 PM)
The government is hoping to finalize the agreement related to the SINOPEC Oil Refinery Project in Hambantota in the first quarter of 2026. MORE..
12 Jan 2026 (7:43 PM)
If the government fails to take appropriate action against Minister K.D. Lal Kantha for making insulting and degrading remarks against the Maha Sangha, it will soon have to face serious consequences, the Chairman of the National Sangha Council, Venerable Liyanwala Sasana Rathana Thero stated. MORE..
12 Jan 2026 (9:21 PM)
An injunction order has been issued against a group of civil organization representatives, including leader of the National Freedom Front (NFF) Wimal Weerawansa, staging a Satyagraha campaign launched this morning (12) opposite the Ministry of Education premises at Isurupaya , Battaramulla. MORE..
12 Jan 2026 (3:52 PM)