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Publishers urge removal of book taxes

Sri Lanka, Aug. 19 -- The Sri Lanka Publishers Association requests the government to remove the income tax charged on books. Association president Athula Jayakody stated at a media briefing held in ... Read More


Sri Lanka secures $200m ADB loan for rebuilding

Sri Lanka, Aug. 19 -- Sri Lanka signed a USD 200 million loan agreement with the Asian Development Bank to execute a 5-year reconstruction and livelihood support project following Cyclone Ditwah. The... Read More


Aswesuma allowance for August to be credited today

Sri Lanka, Aug. 19 -- Asuwesuma welfare allowance for this month is scheduled to be credited to the bank accounts of beneficiaries today (19), according to the Welfare Benefits Board. Accordingly, an... Read More


Bucharest Chamber of Commerce opens new office in Colombo

Sri Lanka, Aug. 19 -- Trade, investment, and business co-operation between Sri Lanka and Romania received a boost following the inauguration of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Bucharest office... Read More


A man arrested over terror camp in Pallai claim

Sri Lanka, Aug. 19 -- An individual who conducted a press conference through a video on social media and presented unverified false facts was taken into custody yesterday by the Counter Terrorism Inve... Read More


Late Venerable Rambukana Siddhartha Thera to lie in state at Wellawatte Sri Sudharmarama Viharaya

Sri Lanka, Aug. 19 -- The remains of the late veteran lyricist Venerable Rambukana Siddhartha Thera, who enriched the Sri Lankan art field with many meaningful songs including Buddhist devotional song... Read More


STF seizes 18.7kg of drugs in Bandaragama raid

Sri Lanka, Aug. 19 -- The Police Special Task Force managed to arrest an associate of the large-scale drug network operated by the alleged drug trafficker 'Dubai Ravishka', who is abroad, along with a... Read More


Venerable Rambukana Siddhartha Thera passes away

Sri Lanka, Aug. 18 -- Venerable Rambukana Siddhartha Thera, a veteran lyricist, author, and prominent figure who rendered an unmatched service to Buddhist literature, has passed away. He made an imme... Read More


ADB provides USD 200 Mn loan for post-cyclone Ditwah reconstruction

Sri Lanka, Aug. 18 -- The Government has secured a USD 200 million loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to implement the Post-Cyclone Ditwah Reconstruction and Livelihoods Support Project from 2... Read More


Keheliya granted bail in Rupavahini staff recruitment corruption case

Sri Lanka, Aug. 18 -- Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama today (18) ordered the release of former Mass Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, who was arrested by the Bribery Commission in con... Read More