#Sri Lanka
Shasheendra Rajapaksa arrested by Bribery Commission over compensation fraud
Former State Minister Shasheendra Rajapaksa was arrested this morning (6) by officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC)...
Ceylon Tea risking market share as African competitors benefit from lower tariffs
Sri Lanka’s tea exporters are bracing for a shifting competitive landscape in the United States market as new import tariffs come into effect...
COPF approves new guidelines to ease overseas investment rules for Sri Lankan firms
The Committee on Public Finance (COPF) has approved a key set of updated guidelines aimed at easing restrictions on outward investments by Sri...
Family injured in collision involving President’s Secretary’s vehicle
Four members of the same family, including two young children, were hospitalised following a road accident involving the official vehicle of President’s Secretary...
BASL presses for immediate appointment to RTI Commission
The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has urged the government to fill the long-standing vacancy in the Right to Information (RTI) Commission...
Uptick in gun violence: 76 shootings, 41 deaths in Sri Lanka this year
Sri Lanka has recorded 76 shooting incidents across the country since the beginning of the year, resulting in 41 deaths and injuries to...
Sri Lanka grants host of concessions to US in tariff negotiations – Sunday Times report
Sri Lanka granted the United States a wide range of concessions in exchange for the US reducing its “reciprocal tariff” on Sri Lankan...
Imported BYD vehicles may have underdeclared to reduce tax obligations, says Customs
Sri Lanka Customs have detained the BYD vehicles imported from China at the port, as an issue has arisen regarding their engine capacity....
