Sri Lanka is compelled to introduce a nation-wide property tax and a gift and wealth tax with minimal exemptions, according to a deal reached between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the ...

Cabinet has approved a proposal to grant 219.233 hectares of land in Siyambalanduwa to the Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority for the implementation of a 100MW solar power project. The proposal to ...

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has made it mandatory for all licensed banks to report significant IT and cybersecurity incidents promptly. The directive, issued via circular, aims to ensure a ...

Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today that the suspect in the rape of a lady doctor at the Anuradhapura teaching hospital has been identified as an army deserter and he will ...

The Minister of Transport, Highways and Mass Media Bandula Gunawardena and High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka Santosh Jha officially launched rail track rehabilitation work at Galgamuwa Railway ...

Sri Lanka's urbanization rate has increased from 18.2 percent in 2012 to 44.57 percent in 2023, a latest study by the National Physical Planning Department revealed. The Ministry of Urban Development ...

Retired Major Ajith Prasanna has been sentenced to a four year Rigorous Imprisonment and fined Rs 300,000 by the Supreme court after being found guilty of contempt of court charges. He was charged for ...

The drivers of a bus and a lorry have been placed under arrest over the deaths of two foreigners in an accident at Gurubebila, Midigama on the Matara-Colombo Road, Police said. Two foreigners were ...

As the world dashes towards electric vehicles (EVs), following the global transition towards zero-emission vehicles, the Sri Lankan market is still entangled in a bureaucratic red tape on brand new EV ...

Sri Lanka’s state owned dairy company Milco, Highland and 31 dairy farms belonging to National Livestock Development Board (NLDB) is to be taken over by the India’s Amul Dairy company in a Sri ...

Electricity consumers are likely to face another price hike after the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) hiked naphtha and ...

NPP insiders scoff at comments linking Govt’s drive to worries over Namal’s popular rallies As he nears the end of his second ...