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Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei unconscious and in a 'severe condition', leaked memo suggests

Sri Lanka, April 7 -- Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's newest Supreme Leader following the assassination of his father, is in a "severe condition" and cannot take part in the regime's decision-making, accordi... Read More


Bribery Commission sets deadline for Mahinda Rajapaksa's asset disclosure

Sri Lanka, April 7 -- The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC ) has directed former President Mahinda Rajapaksa to submit a fully completed affidavit detailing his a... Read More


Govt to launch digital marketplace to streamline public procurement

Sri Lanka, April 7 -- The Sri Lankan government is set to create and develop a centralized GovTech App/Service Marketplace under its Digital Public Infrastructure initiative, aiming to streamline and ... Read More


Cabinet approves new commissioner general of Registration of Persons

Sri Lanka, April 7 -- The Cabinet has approved the appointment of a new Commissioner General of Registration of Persons to fill the existing vacancy in the Department of Registration of Persons. At p... Read More


Cabinet approves VAT amendment bill ahead of parliament submission

Sri Lanka, April 7 -- The Cabinet has approved steps to amend the Value Added Tax Act, No. 14 of 2002, in line with proposed tax policy changes outlined in the 2025 and 2026 budgets. The amendments i... Read More


Cabinet approves amendment to Finance Act on telecom tower levy

Sri Lanka, April 7 -- The Cabinet has approved amendments to the Finance Act No. 35 of 2018 concerning the levy imposed on telecommunication towers. Under the current Act, mobile phone operators owni... Read More


Govt to offer electricity concessions for low-usage households

Sri Lanka, April 7 -- The government has decided to introduce concessions for households that consume low units of electricity, Cabinet Spokesman and Minister Vijith Herath said. Addressing the weekl... Read More


Scheduled water cuts announced as reservoir levels drop

Sri Lanka, April 7 -- The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) has announced scheduled water supply suspensions as reservoir levels feeding the Labugama and Kalatuwawa water treatment plan... Read More


Fuel stocks sufficient for festive season; No price revisions planned: CPC

Sri Lanka, April 6 -- The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has assured the public that fuel shipments are arriving as scheduled, ensuring stable supplies through the upcoming festive season. Managin... Read More


Three villagers trampled to death in Anuradhapura

Sri Lanka, April 6 -- Increasing the death toll in the human-elephant conflict in the Anuradhapura district, three villagers- two of them in Eppawala and the other in Priyankaragama- had been trampled... Read More