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Former Eastern Provincial Councillor 'Iniya Barathi' arrested by CID

Sri Lanka, July 6 -- Former Eastern Provincial Councillor K. Pushpakumar, also known as 'Iniya Barathi' and an associate of 'Pillayan', has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID)... Read More


e-Revenue Licence system temporarily unavailable

Sri Lanka, July 6 -- The Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) said the electronic Revenue Licence system (eRL 2.0) is currently unavailable due to a critical technical i... Read More


Northern line trains to operate daily from tomorrow

Sri Lanka, July 6 -- The Sri Lanka Railways Department has announced that the intercity express train operating on the Northern Line during weekends will now run daily starting tomorrow (July 7), foll... Read More


Three children drown in Vakarai tank

Sri Lanka, July 6 -- Three children were reported drowned while bathing in the Kariappan Kirni tank in Vakarai, police said. The victims, two girls and one boy aged 10 and 11, were reportedly bathing... Read More


Uganda's 80-year-old president in bid to extend 40-year rule

Sri Lanka, July 6 -- Uganda's long-serving president, Yoweri Museveni, 80, has been declared the governing party's candidate in next year's presidential election, opening the way for him to seek to ex... Read More


Indian firms looking to expand abroad have good chance in Sri Lanka: ITC chief

Sri Lanka, July 6 -- Indian companies looking to expand abroad have a good chance in Sri Lanka due to the island nation's proximity, ITC Group Chief Executive Sanjiv Puri said. "I can tell you that I... Read More


Four nabbed at BIA for smuggling whiskey, cardamom worth Rs. 15 million

Sri Lanka, July 6 -- Four Sri Lankan passengers were arrested by Customs officers at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) this morning while attempting to smuggle in a large consignment of whi... Read More


Rubber export revenues slide in May on weak sheet rubber demand

Sri Lanka, July 5 -- Sri Lanka's export earnings from rubber and rubber-finished products fell 9.33 percent year-on-year to US $ 73.60 million in May, as sheet rubber exports slumped 40.91 percent, in... Read More


Granting ad hoc, non-transparent and large tax exemptions has created significant issues for Govt.: IMF

Colombo, July 5 -- Granting ad hoc, non-transparent and large tax exemptions in the past has created significant issues, obviously on the fiscal space and revenue - not only in terms of losses in fore... Read More


Admission to Grade 1 in 2026: Education Ministry issues official circular

Colombo, July 5 -- The Education Ministry has issued the official circular regarding the admission of children to Grade 1 in government schools for the year 2026. The newspaper advertisement regardin... Read More