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Sajith's take on free sanitary napkins for school girls

While commending the government's plans to provide sanitary napkins to school girls free of charge, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa recalled how certain members of the

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Complaint filed at the CID over Rs. 10 billion tax fraud

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) has filed a complaint with the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) seeking a formal inquiry into the loss of revenue to state coffers caused by the finance ministry's ad hoc gazette notifications with regard to taxes levied on sugar imports.

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P.B. lashes out at ministry secretaries: "Only the President, Army chief and myself are working!"

Secretary to the President, Dr. P.B. Jayasundera has stated that the operations of ministries have come to a complete standstill and only the President, the Army Commander and himself have carried out constructive work in the past year, adding that the President is deeply concerned with the current state of affairs.

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Daily debt service payments exceed total state revenue by Rs. 340 million

The government has to spend Rs. 5800 million for debt servicing per day while state revenue is estimated to be Rs. 5460 million, the 'Lanka Truth' news website reported.

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Sri Lanka to reopen airports from January 23

The government is preparing to reopen the country's airports from January 23 for all travellers, the 'Aruna' newspaper reported.

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COVID scams galore: Top health officials involved in a PCR racket!

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has uncovered details of a PCR racket run by the top officials at the Health Ministry together with doctors and an international company.

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Thero with life sentence receives presidential pardon

The Chief Incumbent of the Sri Bodhirajarama Temple in Maligawatta, Ven. Uvathenne Sumana Thero has received a presidential pardon.

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Agronomists raise concerns on insecticide brought by the Rwandan military to fight the Fall Armyworm !

Rwanda has sent a team of military agronomists to Sri Lanka to assist with the government's efforts to mitigate the devastating impact caused by the Fall Armyworm.

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Investigation on a handless corpse found in Mullaitivu

Residents in the Mullaitivu district have been alarmed by the discovery of mutilated remains of a person suspected to be a male.

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Expert panel revises recommendations to allow burials of COVID-19 victims

A panel of experts comprising virologists, microbiologists and immunologists has revised the recommendations on disposal of bodies of COVID-19 victims to include both

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