News Room : ‘VAT will drive prices of fuel, electricty up’
By Rathindra Kuruwita
The petroleum sector unions warn that fuel prices will rise by around 11 percent from 01 January 2014 due to 18% VAT.
Dr....
News Room : Economic crisis driving more and more Lankans to seek asylum in...
Minister of Justice, Prison Affairs and Constitutional Reform, Wijayadasa Rajapakse, unveiled plans to introduce a new legislative framework aimed at regulating microfinance institutions operating...
News Room : Landslide early warnings issued to Galle, Kalutara, Kandy, Kegalle, Matara, Nuwara...
The landslide early warning center of the National Building Research Organization has issued landslide early warnings to the Districts of Galle, Kalutara, Kandy, Kegalle,...
News Room : Private bus operators won’t reduce fares – The Island
By Shamindra Ferdinando
Senior Director of Customs Seevali Arukgoda strongly defended Customs Officers’ Management and Compensation Fund (COMCF) taking 70% of total penalty imposed on...
News Room : 4,100 Lankans HIV positive – The Island
By Shamindra Ferdinando
Senior Director of Customs Seevali Arukgoda strongly defended Customs Officers’ Management and Compensation Fund (COMCF) taking 70% of total penalty imposed on...
News Room : Mindanao island hit by two powerful quakes but tsunami threat has...
Two powerful earthquakes have hit the Philippines’ second-largest island of Mindanao, prompting initial fears of a potential “destructive tsunami”.
The US Geological Survey measured the...
News Room : Bogollagama advocates SL’s economic potential at Commonwealth trade summit – The...
ECONOMYNEXT –Sri Lanka’s non-performing loans after the latest currency crisis is showing signs of having peaked but some sectors are hit worse than others...
News Room : President Ranil Wickremesinghe advocates bold climate action at COP28 – The...
Addressing the 28th session of the Conference of Parties (CoP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Dubai, UAE on...
News Room : Pending further investigations Jerome remanded till Dec 13
Colombo Fort Magistrate yesterday (Dec 01) remanded pastor Jerome Fernando till Dec 13, pending further investigations into his controversial remarks on Buddhism, Hinduism and...
News Room : Heavy showers about 100 mm are likely at some places in...
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m.on 01 December2023 by the Department of Meteorology
Further enhancement of showery condition is expected over the island due to...