The Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the President as the Minister of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies to instruct the Legal Draftsmen to draft a bill in order to suspend the Special Commodity Act No. 48 of 2007. A Special Commodity tax has been imposed under the Special Commodity Act No. 48 of […]

The Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation to invite expressions of interest and proposals from qualified domestic and foreign institutions to promote the registration of ships under the Sri Lankan flag and to select the most suitable institutions on the recommendation of the Procurement Committee, consequent […]

India considers Arunachal Pradesh to be an essential part of the country and insists that using different names for the area does not change the fact that it belongs to India, writes Dr. Maheep In a clear statement on Wednesday, the U.S. State Department confirmed that the U.S. government considers Arunachal Pradesh to be an […]

In its quest to challenge Western hegemony in global governance and make itself more representative of the Global South, BRICS has begun to expand itself, including more new member nations. The expansion has led to a formal request by Pakistan to join BRICS in late 2023. This has led to discourse and speculations by scholars, […]

The Cabinet of Ministers approved the resolution furnished by the President in his office as the Minister of Technology to implement the “The National Digital Economic Strategy for Sri Lanka – 2030”      

The Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the resolution furnished by the President as the Minister of Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment to instruct the Legal Draftsmen to draft a new draft bill to replace the Prevention of  Domestic Violence Act No. 34 of 2005 Approval of the Cabinet of Ministers was granted at […]

The Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the proposal forwarded by the Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment to increase the national minimum salary by Rs. 5,000/- from Rs. 12,500/- to Rs. 17,500/- and to revise the employees’ national minimum wages act No. 3 of 2016 so that national minimum daily salary can be increased […]

Baltimore s Key Bridge has collapsed after it was hit by a container ship, sending cars that were crossing at the time plunging into the waters of the Patapsco River.

The Governor of Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe on Tuesday (March 26), asserted that he would not resign over the controversy surrounding the salary increase.

Sri Lanka Police is organizing a special security plan to be set in place at churches across the country in view of the upcoming Good Friday and Easter Sunday, as per the instructions of Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon.

Public Security Minister Tiran Alles has ordered an immediate investigation into an assassination attempt on Colombo Fort Magistrate Thilina Gamage.

The Cabinet of Ministers has given its approval to amend the National Minimum Wage of Workers Act to increase the monthly basic salary and daily wage of workers.

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) says the country s trade services, mainly earnings from tourism have recovered significantly during the first two months of 2024, while the positive momentum of workers remittances also continued.

Veteran Sri Lankan singer Chandra Kumara Kandanarachchi passed away on Tuesday morning (March 26). He was aged 76 at the time of his demise.

The T-56 firearm used by the police officer on duty at the guard room at the entrance to the Wilgamuwa police station in Matale is reported missing, Ada Derana learns.

The government has decided to distribute rice to as many as 2.8 million low-income families, Finance State Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya says.

Virat Kohli’s 100th T20 half-century set the platform as RCB got off the mark with a four-wicket win over Punjab Kings at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Monday night. Having restricted PBKS to 176/8 in their 20 overs, Kohli made the most of an early reprieve when he was yet to open his account, set […]

The United Nations Security Council on Monday demanded an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas and the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages after the United States abstained from the vote.

The Monetary Policy Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has decided to reduce the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) and the Standing Lending Facility Rate (SLFR) of the Central Bank by 50 basis points (bps) to 8.50 per cent and 9.50 per cent, respectively.

The Meteorology Department says several spells of showers will occur in Eastern and Uva provinces and in Polonnaruwa district.

Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 26 March 2024 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Central, Sabaragamuwa and Uva provinces and in Kalutara, Galle and Matara districts during the morning. Several spells of showers will occur in Eastern and Uva provinces and in Polonnaruwa district. Showers […]