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Around 4 million yet to obtain TIN despite mandatory requirement: IRD

SriLanka, June 14 -- Approximately four million more individuals have yet to obtain a Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), according to the Inland Revenue Department (IRD). The Department noted t... Read More


Govt. committed to protecting all Sri Lankans, Minister affirms

SriLanka, June 14 -- Ensuring the safety and security of all citizens, regardless of ethnicity or religion, is a key responsibility of the government, the Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary... Read More


Sri Lanka ranked second most peaceful nation in South Asia

Srilanka, June 11 -- Sri Lanka has been ranked 67th in this year's Global Peace Index conducted by the Institute for Economics and Peace. Sri Lanka with an overall score of 1.91 in 2026 is only behin... Read More


NIID in Angoda receives WHO recognition for dengue training and research

Srilanka, June 11 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) has designated the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) in Angoda as a WHO Collaborating Centre for Training and Research on Dengue... Read More


Dengue control drive detects 6,268 premises with mosquito larvae

Srilanka, June 11 -- A total of 6,268 premises with dengue mosquito larvae have been identified during the three-day national dengue prevention and control programme. The programme, which began on Ju... Read More


Two private buses collide head-on in Lunugamwehera

Srilanka, June 11 -- Two private buses collided head-on near the 170 Mile Post area in Unathuwewa, Lunugamwehera this evening (11). The accident involved a private bus travelling from Colombo to A... Read More


UN Cyclone Ditwah humanitarian plan successfully concludes in Sri Lanka

Srilanka, June 11 -- The conclusion of the Humanitarian Priorities Plan (HPP) implemented by the United Nations for those affected by Cyclone Ditwah was marked at a ceremony held in Colombo this morni... Read More


SDIG Waruna Jayasundera seeks court order preventing arrest over Easter Sunday probe

SriLanka, June 10 -- Senior Deputy Inspector General (SDIG) of Police Waruna Jayasundera has filed a writ petition before the Court of Appeal, seeking an order preventing his arrest without reasonable... Read More


Seethawakapura police officers' allowances mistakenly credited twice

Srilanka, June 10 -- It has been reported that food, beverage and accommodation allowances for May 2026 paid to police officers attached to the Seethawakapura Division were mistakenly credited twice d... Read More


New maximum retail prices announced for bottled drinking water

Srilanka, June 10 -- The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has issued an Extraordinary Gazette notification setting new maximum retail prices for locally packaged or bottled drinking water (PET bottles... Read More