#Sri Lanka
Govt to import 2,000 cabs while citizens struggle under crushing vehicle taxes
The Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government has announced plans to import 2,000 cabs to tackle a persistent shortage of...
Sri Lanka expresses deep concern over Gaza situation, urges immediate ceasefire
Sri Lanka has expressed deep concern over Israel’s decision to seize control of Gaza, warning that the move risks further escalating violence and...
Detained BYD EVs: Customs agrees to conditional release
Sri Lanka Customs has informed the Court of Appeal that it is willing to release 991 BYD electric vehicles currently held in detention,...
20,000 school dropouts a year: PM
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has revealed that approximately 20,000 children drop out of school each year in Sri Lanka, citing data from...
SupremeSAT breaks silence, calls satellite controversy a politically driven narrative
Sri Lanka’s first private satellite operator, SupremeSAT (Pvt.) Ltd., has issued a statement asserting that the truth behind its long-criticised satellite project has...
Sri Lanka’s spice trade under threat
Sri Lanka’s spice export industry is facing challenges due to the re-export of low-grade imported produce falsely labelled as local, Deputy Minister of...
No final deal yet on US tariff reduction – President
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake clarified in Parliament today (7) that no agreement has been finalised or signed with the United States regarding the...
Mahinda slams move to revoke former Presidents’ privileges as “revenge”
The Government’s move to strip former Presidents of their official privileges is an act of political revenge rather than a matter of genuine...
