Sri Lanka s opposition leader contesting the presidential election next week said Thursday that if he comes to power he will renegotiate with the International Monetary Fund the 2022 economic reforms package to ensure that the rich pay more taxes and the poor see their conditions improve. MORE..
12 Sep 2024 (8:56 PM)
Former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori, who steered economic growth during the 1990s but was later jailed for human rights abuses stemming from a bloody war against Maoist rebels, died on Wednesday. He was aged 86. MORE..
12 Sep 2024 (10:04 AM)
The presidential candidate of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), Namal Rajapaksa says that he will work to ensure that Sri Lanka is transformed into a developed nation in Asia within the next 10 years. MORE..
12 Sep 2024 (6:07 PM)
The Kedah Immigration Department arrested a Sri Lankan national for possessing a forged Malaysian passport at the Malaysia-Thailand border checkpoint in Bukit Kayu Hitam yesterday. MORE..
12 Sep 2024 (9:16 PM)
The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has announced that the total tax revenue collected for the period from January to August 2024 amounted to Rs. 1,229,245 million. MORE..
12 Sep 2024 (11:06 PM)
The University of Sri Jayawardenepura will be temporarily closed from 6.00 pm today following a clash between two groups, the university administration announced. MORE..
12 Sep 2024 (4:52 PM)