Fight your own battle for your rights as we fight for our lives and always keep in mind that Palestinian people are with the people of Sri L
The government faced headwinds in Parliament yesterday in its attempt to boost revenue by enacting a piece of legislation to reduce the VAT- exempted list from 138 categories of items to 97, a move that will have two percent inflationary effect. The House was convened yesterday for a special session despite it being a Sunday, given the urgency to pass the bill which , if enacted , will pave th
The tally of dengue cases recorded so far in 2023 has surpassed the 80,000 mark, according to the Epidemiology Unit. As of December 10, a total of 80,192 cases have been reported in 2023, with the highest number being from the Colombo district, which stood at 16,944. The Western Province has r
For the very first time, a database of Sri Lankans living in Thailand, Cambodia and Laos which was established in the new website of the Embassy and Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka in Bangkok was launched recently. Deputy Permanent Secretary Busadee Santipitaks of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, launched the new website of the Embassy and the Permanent Mission to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission (UNESCAP) of Sri Lanka
The transparency of Sri Lanka’s ongoing International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme saw notable improvement in November, marked by the release of various supporting documents alongside the unveiling of the 2024 budget. According to a recent update from Verité Research’s ‘IMF Tracker’.
In a case filed by a Dubai Company claiming US$ 50,000.00 from a Sri Lankan businessmen over a transaction between them. In this case Euro Capital ,Building 4 Emaar Business Park of Dubai had sued two Sri Lankans namely Jicker Cassim and his son Mohamed Shakeel Cassim for the recovery of sum of US$50,000.00 from the defendants under the trade finance agreement entered between the plaintiff Dubai company an
Wild elephants are spread in an area of 62% of the country’s land, the National Action Plan for Reducing Human-Elephant Conflicts that was presented to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Sustainable Development, revealed. Accordingly, it was pointed out that the construction of electric fences as community-led rural electric fence and temporary electric fence to protect paddy fields as the most appropriate s
Going by the comment made by The then Minister Dinesh Gunawardene on April 23, 2021 that Rs 100,000 is spend for every minute of Parliament session, millions of rupees are set go waste because of the abrupt end of sessions yesterday. The sessions lasted for only around two and half hours as it was adjourned around 12 pm yesterday as there was no quorum. There were only 18 members present at the time the House was adjourned. Around 20
In a landmark step in Sri Lanka’s reconciliation efforts, Global Tamil Forum (GTF), a key Diaspora group that campaigned for the UNHRC resolution on Sri Lanka, held talks with the Mahanayake Theras of the two main chapters an
Admitting that there has been a scam in connection with the reversing of inferior quality organic fertilizer imported from China and making a payment of $ 6.7 million to the supplier, Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said only a few officials
EU Ambassador meets new BOI Chief to discuss economic ties
SLCERT warns WhatsApp users against sharing OTPs to prevent hacking
IMF review for Sri Lanka delayed
Canada issues travel advisory over serious risk in Arugam Bay
More countries issue travel advisories
Ill-fated KDU bus driven by driver with suspended license
Debt restructuring could collapse amid court case: RW
Nawalapitiya villagers confront Pastor Jerome