Month: February 2025
Sri Lanka to conduct first island-wide monkey census
In a bid to address the growing threat to coconut cultivation, the government is set to conduct its first-ever island-wide census of the...
Vehicle taxes increased to protect value of vehicles at home – Wasantha
With the removal of the ban on vehicle imports for personal use, the import of vehicles will begin by the end of this...
Former president heads to London to go ‘Head to Head’ with Mehdi Hassan
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe left for London yesterday (03) on a private visit. Mr. Wickremesinghe is scheduled to participate in an interview on...
Gammanpila accuses Govt of shifting blame for Easter attacks
Leader of the Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) Udaya Gammanpila has accused the current government of attempting to shift blame for the 2019 Easter...
Mannar locals worry about further hardships due to Adani power plant
A leading environmental organization in Sri Lanka has revealed that former soldiers are being used by international organizations who are trying to excavate...
Petition filed to invalidate parliamentary seat of Minister Ananda Wijepala
A petition has been filed with the Court of Appeal seeking to invalidate the parliamentary seat of Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary...
How private vehicle importation will work – Rajith Keerthi Tennakoon
The government has provided an opportunity to buy a new vehicle. However, the practical application will be as follows. According to the Gazette...
Karapitiya hospital’s faulty angiogram machine puts heart patients at risk
The angiogram machine at the Karapitiya hospital has been out of service for nearly a month, leaving heart patients in critical need of...
NPP govt will take largest loan in country’s history – AKD
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says that Sri Lanka will receive the largest loan ever given to the country by the World Bank this...
113 SOEs ready for restructuring
Recalling the recent statement made by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake that measures will be taken to restructure certain state-owned institutions, Secretary to the...
