A Coordinating Secretary of Former PM has been arrested
A Coordinating Secretary of Former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has been arrested by CID over the May 9 Galle Face attacks.
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Statement on New Tax Policies by Eran Wickramratne
Statement on New Tax Policies by Eran Wickramratne M.P., Former State Minister of Finance New Tax policies must be complemented with expenditure rationalization to ensure social protection The Prime Minister’s office announced new revenue policies…
Friday Work from home proposal
Minister of Public Administration, Dinesh Gunawardena says that the government is taking necessary steps to make Friday a ‘work from home day’ for public servants. Accordingly, the number of days government servants will have to…
A Levels will be October or November
The Advanced Level (A/L) examination which was scheduled to be held in August, may be postponed and likely to be held between October and November, Education Minister Susil Premajayantha said. While addressing the media he…
Sri Lanka is in talks with the IMF to borrow at least $3 billion
Sri Lanka is in talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to borrow at least $3 billion via the lender's extended fund facility (EFF), sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The island state's government…
May 9th 11 min call between President & SDIG revealed in court
The hearing on the May 09 attacks at the Galle Face in Colombo has revealed an 11-minute conversation that had taken place between President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police (SDIG) Deshabandu…
Mahinda Kahandagama has surrendered to the CID
Colombo Municipal Councillor Mahinda Kahandagama has surrendered to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) today. Kahandagama was named as a suspect in the attacks on anti-government protesters in Colombo on May 09. He was named as…
No private busses from Monday
Due to adequate diesel for the private buses, the Lanka Private Bus Owners' Association has decided to stop operating from Monday (6). Gemunu Wijerathne said they had to take the decision as soon as the…
Duminda Silva was admitted to Sri Jayewardenepura Hospital
Former PM Duminda Silva was admitted to Sri Jayewardenepura Hospital a short while ago, hospital sources said. They said several officers of the CID have been sent to the hospital to arrest him. Yesterday the…
Chinese Government has offered to donate $28M worth of medicines
The Chinese Government has offered to donate $28 Million worth of medicines and essential surgical equipment to Sri Lanka. Secretary to the Ministry of Health Janaka Chandragupta stated that a stock of medicines and surgical…