Month: May 2025
CoPF flags revenue losses in vehicle import tax collection
The Committee on Public Finance (COPF) has expressed concern over potential losses to state revenue due to inconsistencies in the taxation of imported...
CBSL reduces Overnight Policy Rate to 7.75%
The Monetary Policy Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has decided to reduce the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) by 25...
Govt has failed to resolve fertilizer crisis – Farmers’ Struggle Movement
The Farmers’ Struggle Movement has slammed the government for failing to resolve the ongoing fertilizer crisis, warning that continued inaction could force nationwide...
Govt salt imports diverted to private firm, resold at higher price – Mujibur
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Mujibur Rahman has accused Lanka Salt Limited of selling imported salt at a heavily discounted rate to a...
Japanese agriculture minister resigns after saying he doesn’t buy rice because he gets it free
Japan’s agriculture minister has resigned after saying he never buys rice because he gets it free, a remark that drew public fury in...
Opposition urges Speaker’s intervention as gun violence surges nationwide
Mounting alarm over a surge in gun-related violence across Sri Lanka has prompted opposition party leaders, led by Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa, to...
Indira Cancer Trust launches blood donation campaign
In light of the ongoing blood shortage at the Apeksha Hospital, Maharagama, the Indira Cancer Trust, in collaboration with Suwa Arana, will be...
GMOA warns of critical drug shortage as paramedics announce island-wide strike
Sri Lanka’s healthcare system is facing a growing crisis as the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has raised concerns over a severe shortage...
Bribery Commission files 5 cases against Mahinda’s PSO
The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption has filed five separate cases against Major Neville Wanniarachchi, the Personal Security Officer (PSO)...
More than half of all Sri Lankans trapped in debt
A newly released report by the Department of Census and Statistics has revealed a grim portrait of Sri Lanka’s economic landscape, with more...
