Dr. Harsha points out masses are burdened with cascading taxes While online casinos and betting roam free without being taxed...
Apropos ‘Creditor receives USD 2.5 mn as Lankan public bears loss from theft of Treasury funds’, government sources told The Island that...
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that the Government has already allocated substantial funds for future development activities, including the restoration of areas damaged by the...
Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, stated that if Sri Lanka is to nurture the future leaders, children must...
The inaugural session of the Student Parliament of Sirimavo Bandaranaike Vidyalaya, Colombo, was held on Friday (19) morning at the Old Parliament Chamber of the Presidential...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 20 JUNE 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 20 June 2026 by the Department of Meteorology Several spells of showers will occur in...
Women’s unpaid care work contributes the equivalent of nearly 12 percent of Sri Lanka’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), yet remains excluded from official economic calculations, prompting...
The Campaign for Free and Fair Elections (CaFFE) with the view of strengthening its Election Observer network, conducted a two-day residential programme for its District Coordinators recently,...
The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) yesterday (19) filed indictments before the Colombo High Court against former State Minister Shasheendra Rajapaksa and...
Saturday 20th June, 2026 The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has netted another senior state official. It arrested the General Manager (GM)...
Mahindra Ideal Finance PLC (MIFL) inaugurated its 38th branch in Kohuwela at a ceremony attended by Santosh Jha, High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka; Thilan...
The Court of Appeal yesterday fixed for July 20 the writ petition filed by former Deputy Secretary General of Parliament, Chaminda Kularatne, challenging the decision to...
Police have launched an investigation after the body of an unidentified man was found washed ashore near the Kelani Bridge at Sedawatta on Wednesday morning. According...
Disaster management officials from the United States and Sri Lanka came together, in Galle, from June 16–18, for a three-day workshop focused on strengthening preparedness for natural disasters...