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Digital services that will be taxed 18% VAT announced

Sri Lanka, July 7 -- A gazette notification has been issued announcing the list of digital services on which an 18 percent Value Added Tax (VAT) will be imposed with effect from October 01, 2025. The... Read More


Expect more severe delays if Govt. doesn't update e-commerce tax rules: Advocata

Sri Lanka, July 7 -- Sri Lankan consumers and businesses making purchases from overseas online services could face further delays unless the government updates the country's outdated e-commerce tax ru... Read More


Northern line trains to operate daily from tomorrow

Sri Lanka, July 6 -- The Sri Lanka Railways Department has announced that the intercity express train operating on the Northern Line during weekends will now run daily starting tomorrow (July 7), foll... Read More


Admission to Grade 1 in 2026: Education Ministry issues official circular

Colombo, July 5 -- The Education Ministry has issued the official circular regarding the admission of children to Grade 1 in government schools for the year 2026. The newspaper advertisement regardin... Read More


LPBOA slams bus fare revision as misleading and ineffective

Colombo, July 5 -- The Lanka Private Bus Owners' Association (LPBOA) has strongly criticized the government's recent bus fare revision, calling it both misleading and meaningless. Speaking at a media... Read More


CTU protests over delay in investigating Dilshi Amshika's suicide

Sri Lanka, July 3 -- The Ceylon Teachers' Union (CTU) raised serious concerns over the lack of progress in the investigations into the tragic suicide of 15-year-old Dilshi Amshika, a Grade 10 student ... Read More


Wildlife officers to launch trade union action on July 9

Sri Lanka, July 2 -- The Wildlife Conservation Officers' Association (WCOU) today announced that they will start trade union action on July 9 if the government does not increase their risk allowance a... Read More


Fake job scam on YouTube, Facebook: SLBFE alerts

Sri Lanka, June 30 -- The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) says it has received information about a fake foreign job scam being run through social media platforms like YouTube and Facebo... Read More


No change in fuel prices for July, CPC claims

Srilanka, June 29 -- The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) announced that there will be no change in fuel prices for the month of July. CPC Managing Director Dr. Mayura Netthikumarage said that whil... Read More


Passport token issuance times revised

Sri Lanka, June 28 -- The Department of Immigration and Emigration says tokens for One-day and Normal passport services will be given from 6:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at its Head Office in Battaramulla, st... Read More