Sri Lanka
Is ignoring war displaced Rohingya refugees Sri Lanka’s state policy?
Over a hundred Rohingya refugees, mostly children, are now being held at the Mullaitivu Air Force Base. These Rohingya refugees fleeing the war...
Ranil questions Govt’s claim on US tariff negotiations
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday cast doubt on the government’s recent assertion that it had successfully negotiated changes to the United States’...
Four devotees dead during Dalada exposition in Kandy
Four individuals who had travelled to Kandy to visit the Sri Dalada Maligawa have died, according to Dr. Iresha Fernando, Director of the...
IRD issues tax identification numbers to 9 million
The Inland Revenue Department has issued Taxpayer Identification Numbers (TINs) to approximately 9 million individuals who had not applied for them. At a...
CID probes railway e-ticket racket
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) today informed the Colombo Magistrate’s Court that further investigations are underway into a major e-ticketing scam involving the...
NPP Govt has completed work for “Ten Generations,” says Deputy Minister
Deputy Minister of Industries Chathuranga Abeysinghe said that the current National People’s Power-led government has completed development and policy work that will benefit...
Tragedy strikes at Dalada Maligawa: One dead, clashes erupt in queues
A tragic incident has marred the annual pilgrimage to the Sri Dalada Viharaya in Kandy, as a man who had been waiting in...
Minister vows to put all thieves behind bars before the end of their term
Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development, Wasantha Samarasinghe, vowed that all individuals involved in fraud and corruption would be brought...
