The Supreme Court has ordered that a fundamental rights petition seeking the recovery of Rs. 15.9 billion in losses allegedly incurred by the government due to the reduction of taxes on imported sugar during the administration of former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa be taken up on June 27. MORE..
18 May 2026 (3:47 PM)
Future policies on vehicle imports should be formulated in a way that allows imports only based on necessity, according to Professor in Economics at the Department of Economics, Priyanga Dunusinghe of the University of Colombo. MORE..
18 May 2026 (5:32 PM)
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has stated that the total tourism earnings for April 2026 amounted to USD 157.1 million. MORE..
18 May 2026 (11:22 AM)
The Malwana property, which has recently been the subject of public discussion, will be transferred to the University Grants Commission (UGC), Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has announced. MORE..
18 May 2026 (6:21 PM)
A shooting incident has been reported in the Ampara Police Division during a police operation to arrest an individual involved in an illicit liquor racket. MORE..
18 May 2026 (12:35 PM)
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya left for the United Kingdom this afternoon (18). MORE..
18 May 2026 (3:22 PM)