#Sri Lanka
President again issues veiled threat to LG bodies over funding
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has once again issued a veiled threat to local government bodies whose power will go to a party other...
Private members’ bill to repeal Online Safety Act gazetted
The Private Members’ Bill presented to Parliament by New Democratic Front (NDF) MP Ravi Karunanayake to repeal the Online Safety Act No. 9...
Sri Lanka-India MoUs and their implications
by Neville Ladduwahetty Of the several MOUs signed by the President of Sri Lanka during Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Sri Lanka, the...
Economy will collapse if thieves are caught at full force – Vijitha Herath
The economy could likely collapse if the government uses its full force to catch thieves and to punish the corrupt, said minister Vijitha...
Six years on, fresh probe sought into Sri Lanka’s Easter attacks
A Catholic organization has urged the Sri Lankan government to launch a fresh probe into the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, saying the real...
Govt. yet to provide fertiliser subsidy for Yala season cultivation
Anuradha Tennakoon, Chairman of the National Farmers’ Union, stated that approximately 500,000 acres of paddy lands under both minor irrigation channels and major...
All VAT returns to go digital from July
The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has announced a sweeping transition in Sri Lanka’s tax administration, declaring that all Value Added Tax (VAT) returns...
Sri Lanka will be in trouble even if US tariffs are reduced to 25%, warns Ranil
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has warned that Sri Lanka could face a serious economic crisis due to newly proposed reciprocal tariffs by the...
