Sri Lankan, supposedly held hostage by Hamas, found dead
The Sri Lankan man, who was suspected to have been taken hostage by the Islamic militant group Hamas in Palestine, […]
Rs 9bn from Govt. to support education & health sector, says state minister
State Minister for Provincial Councils and Local Government, Janaka Wakkambura, announced that a project under the Ministry of Provincial Councils […]
Sugar’s special commodity levy increased to Rs. 50
Ministry of Finance has issued a government notification stating that the Special Commodity Levy imposed on imported sugar has been […]
All state universities to stage token strike today
All 17 state universities across the island will launch a token strike today (2), as per a decision taken by […]
Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim attacks on Israel, drawing their main sponsor Iran closer to Hamas war
Yemen’s Houthi rebels for the first time Tuesday claimed missile and drone attacks targeting Israel, drawing their main sponsor Iran […]
STRIKES GALORE: GMOA next in line
The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) says its members plan to launch a series of 24-hour strikes at provincial level […]
Schaffter’s death a CRIME, rules court
The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has ruled that the death of Businessman, late Dinesh Schaffter was a crime. The announcement was […]
Sri Lanka watches anxiously as another tax hike approaches
The Government of Sri Lanka has decided to increase the existing Value Added Tax (VAT) rate to 18% with effect […]
Sinopec revises fuel prices
China based gas giant Sinopec Energy Lanka (Pvt) Limited, has also revised the prices of its petroleum products in keeping […]
CID arrests owner of company responsible for importing substandard medicine
The owner of the company which had allegedly imported the vials of substandard immunoglobulin, has been arrested by the Criminal […]