India has no intention to reverse the agreement that ceded the Katchatheevu Island to Sri Lanka despite the political debate in India that is primarily meant for domestic consumption in view of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Daily Mirror learns

For the fiscal year 2022/23 (April to March), tax concessions resulted in a total of LKR 978 billion in foregone revenue, the government reported on 31 March. The foreg

Sri Lanka is not yet aware of the nature of hazardous materials in the Singapore cargo ship Dali chartered by Maersk, which crashed into the Baltimore, US bridge on March 26, carrying 764 tons of hazardous materials as reported by

Ten distillery companies have defaulted taxes to the tune of Rs 6.9 billion in 2023 as per the report of Ways and Means

Importers of essential items such as big onions, potatoes and dried sprats have earned a total profit of Rs. 114 billion last year in an unfair manner, the report of the Ways and Means Committee which was tabled in Parliament revealed yester

Since there hasn’t been a price revision for Lanka Auto Diesel, it is not possible to consider a bus fare revision right now, but if the

All-Island Three-Wheeler Drivers’ Union (AITWDU) President Lalith Dharmasekera criticized the recent fuel price revision, saying the social group mostly affected by the economic crisis had been neglected in the process. He said the

A group of seven school children under 16 years of age including two school girls who held a drinking party in an abandoned building at Sappukade in Welimada were arrested by Welimada Police. Police sa

The Easter Sunday service was held at St Anthony’s Shrine Kochchikade in a calm atmosphere but under tight security. The same service in this church ended in carnage five years ago when a suicide bomber blew himself up killing around a hundred peo

A social worker and philanthropist of Malwatuhiripitiya area donated a consignment of equipment valued more than Rs.50,000 required by the Maternity Clinic of the Malwatuhiripitiya hospital in Gampaha.

Traffic on the Badulla – Randenigala – Kandy main highway came to a standstill last morning when a wild elephant from Randenigala forest reserve stood motionless across the road. The vehicles from either direction were halted at a distance to

The Executive Board of UNESCO at its 219th Session adopted by acclamation a Decision to commemorate the International Day of Vesak at UNESCO in alignment with the Organization’s core mandate of promoting global peace, intercultural dialogue, and th

Police arrested two suspects yesterday during their investigations into the death of a woman at Paddiyawatta in Kotalawala in Kaduwela on Thursday (28) her body which was lying in a pool of blood had been recovered from her house. The deceased Ajan

An individual who had allegedly clubbed to death his mistress and complained to the police that she fell in the bathroom and died was arrested by the Pallekele police yesterday. The victim Vimani Kodituwakku (48) was a resident of Vidurawatta in P

Mahanayake of Asgiriya Chapter Ven. Warakagoda Gnanarathana Thera said the threat of internal forces to the Buddha Sasana were more serious than those posed by external forces. Addressing a religious ceremony yesterday at the Polgolla Sarawana Templ

A woman and her seven year old daughter were seriously injured when a car collided with a double cab and a scooter and crashed into a wall at Ilukhena on the Kaleliya – Medagampitiya road in the Pallewela police area. The injured admitted to the

In the wake of AI (Artificial Intelligence) powered election malpractices mushrooming globally , Sri Lanka’s Election Commission is bracing for such possibilities in the future elections here, an official said yesterday . According to global exper

Senior Presidential Advisor on Climate Change Ruwan Wijewardene participated in a beach cleaning campaign at Crow Island in Colombo 15 yesterday. The programme was organized by Sustainability Climate Action Plan, Marine Environment Protection Authori

The Singapore cargo ship Dali chartered by Maersk, which crashed into the Baltimore, US bridge on Tuesday 26 March, was carrying 764 tons of hazardous materials to Sri Lanka, US media reported. The waste included mostly corrosives, flammables, misc

The spectre of a widespread health worker strike looms over Sri Lanka’s medical landscape, as the Health Trade Union Alliance, representing 72 unions, has issued an ultimatum slated to commence on Tuesday, April 2, at 6:30 a.m. The year 2024 has

An individual who came first in a drinking competition in Lethenty estate in Hatton had died within hours of the competition. The victim Ganeshan Ramachandran (39) was a worker in the estate. A group of young men had organised the drinking com

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has decided to revise its fuel prices with effect from today. Accordingly, a litre of Lanka Petrol 95 Octane Euro 4 (Rs. 447) has been reduced by Rs. 7, and its new retail price will be Rs. 440. A litre of Lanka

A marketing executive from an electrical appliances showroom in Piliyandala belonging to a leading company in the country was arrested by the Dehiwala police on suspicion of pilfering electrical appliances valued more than Rs. 6.7 million. The 25-yea

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lashed out at the Congress party over a controversial island, Katchatheevu that was given to Sri Lanka by former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1974. The Katchatheevu island debate has taken centre stage

Presence of Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe at the SLFP central committee meeting over the weekend surprised many. Responding to journalists as to whether he intends joining SLFP, the Minister said he will make a political decision later. “ I ha

The Indian nationals had been granted employment visas to work in a particular restaurant in Nuwara Eliya and they were found working elsewhere

Says new tax based on seasons to be introduced to protect local farmers and producers from next year

The accused who had on October 10, 2000 shot seven individuals and caused injuries stood indicted with unlawful assembly and attempted murder

They had changed clothes and fled the camp

There was a lack of coordination among the stakeholders ashore to find a common solution in the handling of this emergency, states report