The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has announced that it has collected over Rs. 1 trillion in tax revenue as of May 18, 2026. MORE..
21 May 2026 (6:08 PM)
A record number of 274 climbers scaled Mount Everest on Wednesday, a hiking official said, the highest number ever to reach the world s tallest peak on the same day from the Nepali side. MORE..
21 May 2026 (9:20 PM)
A case of Ebola has been confirmed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo s South Kivu province, hundreds of kilometres from the outbreak s epicentre, the rebel alliance that controls the area said on Thursday. MORE..
21 May 2026 (11:38 PM)
The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued a landslide early warning for several Divisional Secretariat Divisions (DSDs) in three districts due to the prevailing adverse weather conditions affecting parts of the country. MORE..
22 May 2026 (8:57 AM)
Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning Dr. Anil Jayantha today told Parliament that reports claiming 4,000 Letters of Credit (LCs) were opened on May 15, a day before the government imposed a new 50% surcharge on customs import duties for imported vehicles, are completely false. MORE..
22 May 2026 (12:10 AM)
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) may raise interest rates by at least 50 to 100 basis points next week, equivalent to an increase of 0.5% to 1%, Samagi Jana Balawegaya Member of Parliament Harsha de Silva told Parliament today (21). MORE..
21 May 2026 (9:31 PM)