New Chief Secretary of Western Province appointed

Sri Lanka, June 6 -- President Anura Kumara Disanayake has appointed K.G.P. Pushpakumara as the Chief Secretary of the Western Province. The official letter of appointment was handed over to Pushpaku... Read More

CSE closes negatively with both ASPI and S&P SL20 posting declines

Sri Lanka, June 6 -- The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) closed the day and the week on a negative note, following a consistent upward trend earlier in the week. The All Share Price Index (ASPI) declined... Read More

CCTV footage deleted in Rs. 4 Mn bribery probe: Three DMT officers further remanded

Sri Lanka, June 6 -- The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABC) informed the court today that all CCTV footage recorded on the premises of the Department of Motor Traff... Read More

Key files missing from Yahapalana-era anti-corruption committee, PM tells Parliament

Sri Lanka, June 6 -- Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya informed Parliament today that several files from the Anti-Corruption Committee Office, which operated under the Prime Minister's Office during t... Read More

Candidates declaring LG Polls election expenses at an exceptionally pleasing rate - EC

Sri Lanka, June 5 -- Declaring campaign finances of the contestants of the recently concluded Local Government polls 2025 is at an exceptionally pleasing rate where over 66, 000 out of 75, 500 candida... Read More

SVAT repeal expected to add Rs.191bn annually to VAT coffers

Sri Lanka, June 5 -- The upcoming repeal of the Simplified Value Added Tax (SVAT) regime is projected to significantly bolster Sri Lanka's Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue, with an estimated additional R... Read More

Urgent antigen kits to be imported

Sri Lanka, June 5 -- The Ministry of Health is set to import additional stocks of COVID-19 antigen test kits as a precautionary measure amidst growing concerns over a new global variant of the virus, ... Read More

Colombo Port transshipment decline enters 4th month; April dips 5.8%

Sri Lanka, June 5 -- The Port of Colombo's transshipment volumes recorded a 5.8 percent year-on-year (YoY) decline in April 2025, reaching 495,456 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), marking the four... Read More

World Bank Identifies Sri Lanka too hot for people to work 6 hours a Day

Sri Lanka, June 5 -- Sri Lanka is among a few South Asian countries identified with a temperature level that is considered too hot for people to be able to work safely outdoors for an average of six h... Read More

I am not disappointed that I did not enter the top 40. I was realistic about it: Anudi Gunasekara

Sri Lanka, June 5 -- Miss Sri Lanka for Miss World 2025, Anudi Gunasekara who recently returned back to the country after participating in the pageant in India said she was not disappointed for failin... Read More

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