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Final 2027 Budget proposals submitted to President for review

Sri Lanka, Nov. 12 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday (11) reviewed the final document containing the 2027 Budget proposals at the Presidential Secretariat. Secretary to the Ministry of F... Read More


Women's organisations call for a national policy on unpaid care work

Sri Lanka, Nov. 12 -- The third National Convening on Recognising Unpaid Care Work, organised by The Asia Foundation and Women and Media Collective with the support of Global Affairs Canada, called fo... Read More


CBSL briefs CoPF on its Primary Role

Sri Lanka, Nov. 12 -- The role of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, was discussed extensively at a recent meeting of the Committee on Public Finance (CoPF), held in Parliament recently under the Chairman... Read More


President to deliver Budget 2027 today

Sri Lanka, Nov. 12 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake as Finance Minister will present the Appropriation Bill for 2027 (Budget Speech) at 1.30 pm as the Second Reading today. Moving beyond the base... Read More


Customs rejects MP Nalin's documents in drone seizure

Sri Lanka, Nov. 12 -- Sri Lanka Customs has rejected the documentation submitted by Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Kurunegala District MP Nalin Bandara regarding a consignment of drones he brought into ... Read More


Three-judge bench to hear Hirunika's appeal

Sri Lanka, Nov. 12 -- The President of the Court of Appeal yesterday nominated a three-judge bench to hear the appeal filed by former MP Hirunika Premachandra, challenging her conviction and three-yea... Read More


Sri Lanka enters low-altitude economy with passenger drones

Sri Lanka, Nov. 12 -- Sri Lanka plans to introduce autonomous passenger drones for commercial operations, following its first official demonstration of a human-carrying drone held at Port City Colombo... Read More


Heavy rains across country

Sri Lanka, Nov. 12 -- A convergence of active equatorial atmospheric oscillations, late Inter-Monsoons, and developing low-pressure systems in the Bay of Bengal has triggered heavy rainfall across Sri... Read More


If Treasury is full, provide relief - Sajith

Sri Lanka, Nov. 12 -- Amidst reports that the Treasury is overflowing with funds, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday questioned whether a budget is truly necessary to provide relief to the p... Read More


Opposition launches a website "oversight.lk" to track 2027 Budget

Sri Lanka, Nov. 12 -- The Opposition has launched oversight.lk, a website designed to monitor the government's financial performance across its previous two budgets and the upcoming budget. The platfo... Read More