The first settlers of Sri Lanka’s east coast are facing a plethora of hardships due to oppression by the majority community in the area, including through the invasion of acres of farming and residential land by private companies and individuals.
The passenger ferry service between Nagapattinam in India and Kankesanthurai (KKS) near Jaffna in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka, which was earlier launched in October 2023, resumed on August 16, 2024.
Many legislative and institutional frameworks have been introduced to address structural weaknesses in economic management and governance that have plagued the country in the past, said secretary to the treasury and ministry of finance Mahinda Siriwardana.
An event to the memory of the late politician Mangala Samaraweera takes place on 23 August.
Addressing the Head of State Session of the 3rd Voice of Global South Summit virtually, President Ranil Wickremesinghe stressed the importance of strengthening economic cooperation and regional integration from Japan to India, with a special focus on deepening ties with India.
A future National People's Power (NPP) government will remove the VAT on medicines, school items and food items through its first budget, NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said yesterday (17).
The surplus waters of the Nilwala movement will be diverted to the dry zone, said Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa.
An online campaign finance observation tool has been introduced for the first time to observe the campaign expenditures of candidates at the presidential polls.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe today (17) dared both Sajith Premadasa and Anura Kumara Dissanayake to reveal as to where they had been hiding
The government has decided to introduce a code of ethics for the officers of the Sri Lanka Excise Department (SLED) with the aim of reducing fraud and corruption and increasing excise revenue.
