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SRI LANKA'S GOVERNMENT REVENUE SURGES BY 32% IN 2024, TAXPAYER BASE EXPANDS

Sri Lanka, April 21 -- Sri Lanka's government revenue witnessed a significant 32.2% year-on-year increase in 2024, reaching Rs. 4,080 billion, according to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL). This ... Read More


VATICAN RECOGNISES EASTER BOMBING VICTIMS AS WITNESSES OF FAITH

Sri Lanka, April 21 -- In a significant announcement during the commemoration event for the Easter Sunday Attacks at St. Anthony's Shrine in Kochchikade, the Archbishop of Colombo, His Eminence Malcol... Read More


SRI LANKA'S APPAREL SECTOR GETS NORTHERN AND EASTERN BOOST WITH 10 NEW FACTORIES

Sri Lanka, April 21 -- Efforts to further enhance Sri Lanka's thriving apparel export sector are underway with the construction of 10 new factories in the North and East of the country. This developm... Read More


SRI LANKAN SCHOOLS RESUME AFTER NEW YEAR BREAK

Sri Lanka, April 21 -- The third phase of the first academic term for government and government-approved private schools in Sri Lanka begins today. Students return to classrooms following the Sinhala... Read More


COASTAL WEATHER UPDATE: SHOWERS AND ROUGH SEAS EXPECTED

Sri Lanka, April 21 -- The Department of Meteorology reports that showers or thundershowers are possible in the sea areas off the coast extending from Puttalam to Matara via Colombo and Galle. In othe... Read More


SIX YEARS AFTER EASTER ATTACKS, SRI LANKA STILL AWAITS JUSTICE; COMMEMORATIONS UNDERWAY

Sri Lanka, April 21 -- Today marks the solemn sixth anniversary of the horrific Easter Sunday attacks that struck Sri Lanka on April 21, 2019. On that tragic day, suicide bombers targeted three Catho... Read More


INDIA-SRI LANKA DEFENCE PACT SPARKS DEBATE OVER TRANSPARENCY

Sri Lanka, April 21 -- The Defence Cooperation agreement signed between India and Sri Lanka during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visit has ignited a political storm, with several factio... Read More


FORMER PRESIDENT SIRISENA DEPA RTS CID AFTER 7-HOUR QUESTIONING

Sri Lanka, April 21 -- Former President Maithripala Sirisena has concluded his statement recording at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) after nearly seven hours of questioning. He was summo... Read More


SRI LANKA'S INFLATION RATE SHOWS UPWARD TREND IN MARCH, REMAINS NEGATIVE

Sri Lanka, April 21 -- The overall inflation rate in Sri Lanka, as measured by the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI), saw an increase to -1.9% in March 2025, according to the latest data from the D... Read More


QUAZI-JUDGE ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY ACCEPTING BRIBE IN A DIVORCE CASE

Sri Lanka, April 21 -- A quazi judge has been apprehended by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption today for allegedly accepting a bribe of 200,000 Sri Lankan Rupees. The... Read More