Category: Local News

Commissioner General of the Excise Department M.J. Gunasiri dismissed claims of significant arrears in three major government revenue sources – namely the Inland Revenue Department, Sri Lanka Customs, and the Excise Department – as myths.

Three Chinese Navy warships “HE FEI,” “WUZHISHAN,” and “QILIANSHAN” arrived at Colombo Port this morning (August 26) for an official visit.

The Elections Commission of Sri Lanka has announced the schedule for the Elpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha elections.

National People’s Power (NPP) presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake unveiled his election manifesto this morning (August 26).

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe challenged Presidential candidates Sajith Premadasa and Anura Kumara Dissanayake to participate in an open discussion with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which he believes will help the public understand the truth behind their promises.

Sri Lanka’s State Minister of Finance, Ranjith Siyambalapitiya, says that all information about taxes will be revealed tomorrow (August 26).

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who is running in the upcoming Presidential Election, met with the Catholic Bishops’ Conference President, Bishop of Kurunegala, Most Rev. Dr. Harold Anthony Perera, and the Secretary General, Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo, Most Rev. Don Anthony Jayakody.

All leaves for postal workers in Sri Lanka have been canceled until the conclusion of the 2024 Presidential Election.

The Election Commission of Sri Lanka has received 901 complaints related to the 2024 Presidential Election.

Former Chairman of the United National Party (UNP), Rukman Senanayake, passed away today (August 24) at the age of 76.

The Sri Lanka Navy has seized 45 Indian trawlers and 333 Indian fishermen for poaching in Sri Lankan waters in 2024 and handed them over for legal action.

A suspected gunman involved in the recent murder of two people, including businessman Surendra Wasantha Perera, also known as ‘Club Wasantha’, has been arrested in Dehiwala by the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) of the Sri Lanka Police.

For the first time in Sri Lanka, the government has launched an online platform, www.pravesha.lk, for railway passengers to buy tickets.

The Sri Lankan government announced that reports about canceling all un-updated driving licenses in Sri Lanka are completely false.

Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) MPs Sarathi Dushmantha and Angajan Ramanathan have decided to support President Ranil Wickremesinghe in the upcoming Presidential Election in Sri Lanka.

The Ministry of Water Supply and Estate Infrastructure Development in Sri Lanka has issued a gazette notification about the new water tariffs.