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Committee on High Posts approves Ambassador, High Commissioner appointments

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- The Committee on High Posts of Parliament has approved the appointments of a new Ambassador, a High Commissioner and the Chairman of a state institution. The approvals were gra... Read More


Over 53,000 people with kidney disease receive Rs. 10,000 monthly allowance: Minister

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- As many as 53,604 people suffering from kidney disease are currently receiving a monthly allowance of Rs. 10,000, Minister of Social Security Upali Pannilage told Parliament tod... Read More


Solar sector at risk, Chamber of Commerce tells president

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- The National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka has urged President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to intervene urgently over policy concerns affecting the country's rooftop solar energ... Read More


Courts go paperless as e-filing launched

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- Electronic filing of Court cases has been introduced at the Colombo District Court as part of the island-wide e-Courts Project implemented under the Judicial Service Commission.... Read More


Ex-Lanka Mineral Sands Chairman arrested over alleged corruption

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) today arrested the former Chairman of Lanka Mineral Sands Limited, Udeni Jayaratne Dassanayake, over ... Read More


TIN certificate mandatory for key transactions from November 1

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) said that submitting a valid Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) Certificate will become mandatory for a wide range of essential financial, ... Read More


20 more forests to be gazetted as reserves tomorrow

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- Twenty more forests covering nearly 9,538 hectares in six districts are scheduled to be declared forest reserves tomorrow (26) under the Government's 'Vanaspathi' national progr... Read More


Indian High Commissioner meets Ranil Wickremesinghe

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Santosh Jha met former President Ranil Wickremesinghe at his political office on Flower Road, Colombo, this morning (25). Office of the Fo... Read More


Navy seizes drugs worth over Rs. 55 Billion this year

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- The Sri Lanka Navy has seized illicit drugs estimated to be worth more than Rs. 55 billion through maritime and coastal anti-narcotics operations conducted so far this year, Nav... Read More


Former Buddhasasana Ministry Secretary arrested over Rs. 4.7 Mn corruption case

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) today arrested former Secretary to the Ministry of Buddhasasana, Muthubandage Kamal Bandara Dissanaya... Read More