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President files tax returns, reduces his own expenses

Sri Lanka, June 2 -- Marking the launch of the Inland Revenue Department's new online tax platform, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake became the first individual to file tax returns for the 2024-2025... Read More


Chikungunya infected MP calls for action

Sri Lanka, June 2 -- Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Dr. Kavinda Jayawardene, who is infected with Chikungunya, called upon all parties for quick and effective action while shedding politics aside to ... Read More


SriLankan Airlines' new Airbus A330-200 set to touch down in Sri Lanka this week

Sri Lanka, June 2 -- SriLankan Airlines' new Airbus A330-200 is set to touch down in Sri Lanka on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. The aircraft, arriving on its delivery flight from Paris, will fly at an alt... Read More


SLBFE spends Rs. 1 bn on two programmes without any plans: COPE reveals

Sri Lanka, June 2 -- The Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) revealed that the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) has spent more than Rs. 1 billion on two programmes that were not inclu... Read More


Infant dies of Covid in Galle

Sri Lanka, June 2 -- An infant aged one and half months has died after being infected with the Coronavirus while receaving treatment at the National Hospital, Galle, Hospital Director Ranga Sabapathig... Read More


Former chairman of Lindula Urban Council remanded

Sri Lanka, June 2 -- Ashoka Sepala, former Chairman of the Lindula-Talawakelle Urban Council, was ordered to be remanded till June 11 by Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali today, over a financia... Read More


Opposition to nominate Rifki Badurdeen as CMC Mayor

Sri Lanka, June 2 -- The Opposition is to nominate Sarvajana Balaya party's Colombo Municipal Councillor Mohideen Rifki Badurdeen as the Council's Mayor, an informed source said. Rifki Badurdeen's na... Read More


New Covid variant; no evidence of increased severity or complications: Health Ministry

Sri Lanka, June 2 -- The Covid variant which has been detected in Sri Lanka is not a novel variant and no evidence of increased severity or complications has been reported, the Health Ministry said. ... Read More


Not expecting to take part in any other pageants, says Anudi

Sri Lanka, June 2 -- Anudi Gunasekara, who represented Sri Lanka at the 72nd Miss World Festival Grand Final, said she was not expecting to take part in any other pageants. Gunasekara, who returned t... Read More


Iconic tusker 'Bhatiya' lies ill

Sri Lanka, June 2 -- The tusker, popularly known as "Bhatiya," which is considered the only tusker of its generation in the jungles bounded by Nikaweratiya and Ambanpola, has been critically ill and i... Read More