Container release: Fin. Min. can act on Customs probe report
The Ministry of Ports and Civil Aviation stated that it does not have the authority to make decisions regarding the recent findings and recommendations made...
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Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu arrives at White House & met Trump (Update)
United States President Donald Trump is hosting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House for talks about the recent conflict with Iran and...
Digital services that will be taxed 18% VAT announced
A gazette notification has been issued announcing the list of digital services on which an 18 percent Value Added Tax (VAT) will be imposed with...
Russian minister dies by suicide hours after getting fired by Putin, officials say
Former Russian Transport Minister Roman Starovoit died by suicide on Monday, just hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin fired him from the job, officials said....
“No decision has been made to restrict vehicle imports”
No decision has been made to restrict vehicle imports, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has emphasised. A senior official of the Central Bank...
Nishantha Jayaweera appointed to Harshana’s MP seat
Name of Ushettige Don Nishantha Jayaweera gazetted as a National People’s Power (NPP) Member of Parliament to fill vacancy created by resignation of Harshana Sooriyapperuma...
Ex-Minister Tiran Alles receives death threats
Former Minister of Public Security Tiran Alles has allegedly received death threats over the phone from a notorious underworld figure. It is reported that he...
Petition filed over election of Seethawaka PS Chairman to be taken up at Appeals Court on 9 July
The Court of Appeal today (07) ordered that the petition filed seeking the issuance of an interim injunction to prevent the holding of a secret...
Mujibur Rahman to be probed on container release affair?
The Crimes Investigations Department (CID ) is expected to summon Samagi Jana Balawegaya ( SJB) Member of Parliament, Mujibur Rahman, to record a statement on...
“Ignoring peoples’ language rights led to an arms struggle” – Justice Minister
National unity cannot be established through slogans and by merely initiating infrastructure projects, Minister of Justice and National Integration Harshana Nanayakkara has stated. “If we...