Speaker receives Supreme Court determination on 22nd Amendment

SriLanka, Sept. 21 -- Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne has received the Supreme Court's official determination on the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, according to the Speaker's Office. The S... Read More

Aeroflot to resume flights on October 3

SriLanka, Sept. 21 -- Russian flag carrier aeroflot will resume flight operations between Moscow and Colombo on October 3, 2026 with two scheduled for a week initially, according to Ambassador Levan D... Read More

Repeated crises leave Sri Lankans facing layers of trauma, loss

SriLanka, Sept. 21 -- Sri Lanka's repeated exposure to war, the COVID-19 pandemic, economic hardship and natural disasters has left many people dealing with layers of trauma and loss, with earlier exp... Read More

President pledges tax relief in 2027 Budget

SriLanka, Sept. 21 -- Acknowledging the tax burden faced by the public, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday said the Government was expecting to remove certain taxes through the 2027 Budget t... Read More

Supreme Court rules transit passengers subject to Customs jurisdiction

SriLanka, Sept. 21 -- The Supreme Court has dismissed a long-running claim by an Indian national seeking the return of 50 slabs of gold seized at the Bandaranaike International Airport in 1991, holdin... Read More

New music licensing rules introduced for weddings, parties and events

SriLanka, Sept. 21 -- New regulations requiring licences for the public use of certain music at weddings, parties, hotels, banks, supermarkets, corporate functions and other events have come into effe... Read More

Govt considers allowing private firms to set fuel prices

SriLanka, Sept. 21 -- The government is examining legal options to allow private fuel distributors to set their own prices within a specified upper and lower range, Energy Minister Anura Karunathilaka... Read More

Landslide warnings issued for six districts

Sri Lanka, Sept. 20 -- The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued landslide early warnings for six districts following adverse weather conditions prevailing in some parts of the cou... Read More

80.6% of device use via smartphones

Sri Lanka, Sept. 20 -- Smartphones accounted for 80.6% of device usage in Sri Lanka in 2025, highlighting the dominance of mobile technology over traditional computers, according to the Department of ... Read More

Flood warning issued for low-lying areas along Mahaweli River

Sri Lanka, Sept. 20 -- The Department of Irrigation has issued a flood warning for low-lying areas surrounding the Mahaweli River in the Pasbage Korale Divisional Secretariat area following heavy rain... Read More

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