Sri Lanka, Nov. 5 -- Twenty-seven children from Grandpass who had dropped out of school have been successfully reintegrated into the education system following an initiative by the Grandpass Police Co... Read More
Sri Lanka, Nov. 5 -- Parliament is scheduled to debate and approve Supplementary Estimate No. 8 of 2026, amounting to Rs. 4.261 billion, today (05), following a decision by the Committee on Parliament... Read More
Sri Lanka, Nov. 5 -- Opposition MP Ajith P. Perera has accused President Anura Kumara Dissanayake of misleading the public by claiming that his Government had not introduced any new taxes since taking... Read More
Sri Lanka, Nov. 5 -- Sri Lanka's official national poverty line rose to Rs. 17,742 per person per month in September 2026, according to the latest data published by the Department of Census and Statis... Read More
Sri Lanka, Nov. 5 -- A public consultation on the proposed electricity tariff revision for the fourth quarter of 2026 is scheduled to be held today. The Public Utilities Commission announced yesterda... Read More
Sri Lanka, Nov. 5 -- TikTok removed 871,446 videos uploaded from Sri Lanka during the first six months of 2026 for breaching its Community Guidelines, according to the platform's latest transparency r... Read More
Sri Lanka, Nov. 5 -- The Cabinet of Ministers has approved three contracts totalling Rs. 3,334.28 million, excluding VAT and other applicable taxes, for the rehabilitation and upgrading of road infras... Read More
Sri Lanka, Nov. 5 -- Lanka Indian Oil Corporation (Lanka IOC) has increased the price of Octane 95 petrol by Rs. 20 per litre, with the revised rate taking effect from midnight today (04). The price ... Read More
Sri Lanka, Nov. 5 -- The Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development Ministry has said it is ready to address a possible rice shortage in November and December through a series of measu... Read More
Sri Lanka, Nov. 5 -- Sri Lanka applies a lower fixed excise duty per litre to imported alcoholic beverages than to alcohol produced locally, a disparity the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recom... Read More