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Relaxing all Import restrictions except vehicles – Minister gives update

Finance State Minister Shehan Semasinghe has said that the Government is taking measure to lift import restrictions on all currently restricted items, excluding private...

Weather forecast for today: Rain in several areas

WEATHER FORECAST FOR 23 SEPTEMBER 2023 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 23 September 2023 Showers will occur at times in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in...

Milk powder import tax increased

Nalin Fernando, the Minister of Trade, revealed that import tax (PAL) on powdered milk has been increased by 10% per kilogram, effective immediately. However, Minister...

Military returns Private University in Batticaloa to owner Hizbullah

The Private University in Batticaloa which was taken over by the Sri Lanka Military following the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks has been officially...

Court releases some CCTV footage related to Danushka Gunatilleke case

CCTV footage has been released of Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka’s date with the woman who has accused him of sexual assault in Australia. According...

ICC T20 World Cup 2024 : Three venues announced

The International Cricket Council (ICC) today confirmed Dallas, Florida and New York as the three USA venues identified to host the ICC Men’s T20...

No insurance for 28 vehicles at President’s Office

A recent audit report reveals that at least 28 vehicles attached to the President’s Office are uninsured, it was reported. According to Lankadeepa, the audit report...

Cricket World Cup : Dasun Shanaka will captain Sri Lanka

Dasun Shanaka will be captaining the Sri Lanka squad for the Cricket World Cup 2023. A senior SLC official told NewsWire that the selectors have...

Dasun Shanaka : Request from Lasith Malinga

Message from Lasith Malinga  Dasun Shanaka took on the responsibility of captaining the Sri Lanka cricket team during a difficult period for the players and fans,...

Reports on Dasun Shanaka: Harsha Bhogle questions

Indian cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle says he hopes Sri Lanka Captain Dasun Shanaka wasn’t pushed to resign as Sri Lanka ODI captain. He was responding...

Sri Lanka World Cup squad: What’s happening?

The Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) selection committee headed by Pramodya Wickremesinghe met at the SLC today to finalize the Sri Lanka Squad for the...

Lanka Sathosa reduces prices of 06 essential food items

State-owned supermarket chain ‘Lanka Sathosa’ has reduced the prices of six essential food items. Issuing a statement, Lanka Sathosa said that the price revision is...

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