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Sri Lanka sets 5% inflation target for three years

Sri Lanka, Oct. 2 -- Sri Lanka locks in a 5% inflation target for the next three years following a newly signed Monetary Policy Framework Agreement. President and Minister of Finance, Planning and Ec... Read More


Governor reviews renovation work at Nuwara Eliya Post Office

Sri Lanka, Oct. 2 -- Central Province Governor Professor Harsha Suranga Fernando recently undertook an observation tour to inspect the progress of the restoration work on the historic Nuwara Eliya Pos... Read More


Lanka Metro Transit denies private bus booking claims

Sri Lanka, Oct. 2 -- The Lanka Metro Transit company has announced that reports circulating on social media claiming metro buses can be reserved for private purposes are completely false. The company ... Read More


Court summons 10 doctors on Suresh Sallay's medical board

Sri Lanka, Oct. 2 -- Colombo Magistrate Pasan Amarasena has issued notices ordering ten doctors on the medical board of Major General Suresh Sallay to appear in court on October 6. The notices were i... Read More


Registrar of Minuwangoda Magistrate's Court arrested

Sri Lanka, Oct. 2 -- The registrar of the Minuwangoda Magistrate's Court was taken into custody over charges of abetting bribery, linked to an incident where the wife of Sarana Gunawardena allegedly o... Read More


Tax system set for simplification next year

Sri Lanka, Oct. 2 -- The tax system will be simplified and made more user-friendly next year, with plans to remove taxes other than customs duty and implement systematic structural changes, according ... Read More


Nile hippopotamus calf at Dehiwala Zoo gets new name

Sri Lanka, Oct. 2 -- The selected name for the newborn Nile hippopotamus calf at the Dehiwala Zoo was officially announced yesterday(01), on World Children's Day, following a competition held to propo... Read More


Sri Lanka tourism approaches monthly record in September despite slight year-on-year drop

Sri Lanka, Oct. 2 -- The tourism sector in Sri Lanka welcomed one hundred fifty-eight thousand five hundred fifty-seven visitors in September, missing the previous year's record by just four hundred f... Read More


Wimal Weerawansa summoned by Central Crime Investigation Bureau

Sri Lanka, Oct. 2 -- Former Minister Wimal Weerawansa set to arrive at the Central Crime Investigation Bureau this morning to provide a statement for an ongoing investigation regarding alleged contemp... Read More


Work begins on new Muthurajawela-Katunayake aviation fuel pipeline

Sri Lanka, Oct. 2 -- Laying of a new aviation fuel pipeline from Muthurajawela to Katunayake is scheduled to begin today under the president's leadership. The project involves constructing a dedicate... Read More