There has been no imposition of any new or additional Value Added Tax (VAT) on the public, stated Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Dr Anil Jayantha Fernando, addressing the media today (8 July ...

The Presidential Secretariat has come under fire for refusing to disclose the names of officials attached to the President’s Media Division (PMD), citing privacy provisions under the Right to ...

The Supreme Court has ruled that a police constable attached to the Kalutara Police must pay Rs. 1 million in compensation for violating the fundamental rights of a school caretaker. The court also ...

Colombo Additional Magistrate Pasan Amarasinghe has ordered the North Colombo Division for Women and Children to submit a comprehensive report on CCTV footage related to the suspected abuse of a ...

Colombo Fort Magistrate Nilupuli Lankapura yesterday (7) ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to produce former State Minister Sujeewa Senasinghe before court on 16 July and to submit ...

The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has ordered the release on bail of former Health Ministry Secretary Janaka Chandragupta, who was previously remanded in connection with the alleged misappropriation of ...

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam claims the country is facing a more dangerous situation today than during the time when the LTTE was active. Speaking at a press ...

A committee appointed by the Cabinet of Ministers has submitted a set of recommendations outlining a new framework for admitting students to the Faculty of Medicine at General Sir John Kotelawala ...

Hemali Wijeratne, daughter of Dr Maheshi Wijeratne, a consultant neurosurgeon at Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital, has been remanded until 9 July by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court over allegations ...

The government of Sri Lanka has announced that Value Added Tax (VAT) at a rate of 18% will be imposed on a broad range of digital services provided within the country, starting from 1 October 2025.

Renowned senior civil servant Bradman Weerakoon has passed away at the age of 94, according to family sources. Weerakoon’s distinguished public service career spanned nearly five decades, during which ...

National Freedom Front (NFF) leader Wimal Weerawansa is set to launch a protest song titled “Kageda Me Munissam?” (translated as “Whose Bullets Are These?”) tomorrow, 8 July, in a move expressing ...