By Dayaratna Embogama The villagers in the Konwewa area in Thambuttegama booed Minister S.M. Chandrasena and former Chief Minister S.M. Ranjith Samarakoon, who arrived in the area for a discussion on distribution of water filters. They questioned

By Yohan Perera and Chathuranga pradeep Samarawickrama Two displaced Palestine families who had managed to arrive in Sri Lanka yesterday said they have become helpless after losing everything they owned in Gaza as a result of the conflict which ha

Department expected to collect Rs.160 Mn per day from new VAT

Among the drugs identified as having failed the quality tests, some have been withdrawn, withheld or discontinued

Providing compensation to the victims of theX-Press Pearl disaster is in disarray due to the lack of proper coordination between the state agencies involved in the process of providing compensation, a Parliamentary Committee revealed.

The upcoming elections in the country would create the most intense battle ever in the Sri Lankan political arena which would be a do or die game for the National People’s Power (NPP), its leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said yesterday. Speaking

For the frist time in about ten years, Senanayake Samudra in Inginiyagala reached spill level over 105ft last morning and it resulted in the opening of five spill gates to release excess water at a speed of 2750 cu.ft per second into Galoya river.

The hotel’s structures were removed after it was found to be an illegal construction

A video capturing a tragic incident has gone viral, showing a mahout being fatally attacked by an elephant at an elephant safari center in Rambukkana. The incident occurred while the elephant, carrying two tourists, unexpectedly turned aggressive tow

A driver who sexually harassed an Indian woman on a trip to Yala National Park was taken into custody by Kirinda Police.

Sri Lanka Customs has made its highest revenue generation in history, a recorded Rs.970 billion last year with only 990 staffers in han

The new rate applies only to goods manufactured and released to the market after January 1

Like last year, the New Year 2024 will be one with long holidays, since most Public holidays will fall either on Fridays or Mondays. There will be around 10 long weekends this year as well starting from January as Thai Pongal on January 15 falls on

The hotel’s structures were removed after it was found to be an illegal construction

22,026 suspects arrested within a span of 15 days

The National People’s Power (NPP) - the political front led by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), said it will intensify organizational work to mobile different social organizations, an official said. NPP National Exec

Imports had gone up by 50 to 60 per cent during the last two weeks

President says will reduce the high VAT as soon as possible

Sinopec Energy Lanka announced its revised fuel prices, with 92 Octane Petrol and Lanka Auto Diesel offered at Rs.3 less than CEYPETCO and LIOC. Accordingly, the price of a litre of Petrol 9

The government could have reduced the price of a 12.5 kg LITRO gas cylinder by Rs. 685 if not for the VAT increase, LITRO Lanka Chairman Muditha Peiris said. In the absence of VAT imposition, there was a possibility of retailing the 12.5kg gas cyl

The Chief of Excise yesterday announced 18 dry holidays including the Full Moon Poya days for the year 2024, where sales of all alcoholic beverages should be prohibited. The list starts from Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day, which falls on January 25, I

Three victims of Easter Sunday terrorist attacks have filed a Fundamental Rights petition in the Supreme Court seeking an order restraining Senior DIG Deshabandu Tennakoon from accepting any further appointments as acting Inspector General of Police.

The National Transport Commission (NTC) yesterday announced that there would be no bus fare revision due to the increase in value-added tax (VAT). A litre of L

Mrs. Vasantha Perera has been appointed as the new Education Ministry Secretary, and marking the opening of the new year, she assumed duties in the Ministry yesterday (01). Prior to this a

The Ministry, effective from January 1, 2024, will pay the of school fees of first children of diplomatic officials

An incident has raised alarming questions about potential medical negligence, as it is reported that a patient at the Colombo National Hospital has been mistakenly administered high levels of carbon dioxide instead of life-sustaining oxygen by a mino

New Year will dawn today with fresh, anticipated challenges for the government and people alike on the economic front due to the increase of the Value Added Tax (VAT) . The VAT is increased from 15 percent to 18 percent effective from today. The V

Long Distance Bus fares, school van fees, three-wheeler fares, food prices increase as VAT pushes up costs

Echoes of a dark past reverberated through the quiet town of Malabe on New Year’s Eve as Police uncovered what they say a suspected plan for mass suicide, reminiscent of the 1978 Jonestown tragedy.

The tally of Dengue cases in December stood at 11,498 recording the highest number of cases reported in a month in 2023.