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The members of the Janata Sabha met with the Chairman of the Election Commission in the morning today (12) to discuss the preparations for the election and against efforts to postpone the local council election process after it officially started....

The Inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill has been gazetted to amend the Inland Revenue Act No. 24 of 2017. According to the gazette, the tax exemption has been reduced and the base of the tax net will be widened. Thus, gross...

A series of tributes were held in memory of the founder of the party, the late Mr. S.W.R.D Bandaranaike, at the Sri Lanka Freedom Party headquarters. Party Secretary General Dayasiri Jayasekara had taken steps to rejoin many seniors who had...

Continuing its efforts to drive less cash and contactless payments across the island, Sri Lanka’s most digitally-savvy bank HNB PLC, conducted a QR activation programme to onboard merchants in Majestic City to its digital platform SOLO in support of the...

Erik Solheim, who used to be a minister in Norway, has been named by President Ranil Wickremesinghe as an international climate advisor. He met President Ranil Wickramasinghe today (12) and in a tweet said that the President has a great...

Despite reports that a number of investors who invested in the business are emerging to complain about the alleged financial fraud committed by Thilini Priyamali, the managing director of Thiko Business Group, they are postponing complaints to the CID day...

Foreign Minister Ali Sabri had stated that three economic experts had been appointed to advise former President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa on the economy. Mr. Sabri said that the three were Indrajith Kumaraswamy, Shantha Devarajan and Shamini Corey. He disclosed that the...

Mr. Sajith Premadasa, the opposition leader, said in Dehiattakandiyaa (9) that he will not betray any policy to gain positions even kingship is promised, will not betray the country, 220 lakh people and the party and no compromising with the...

Member of Parliament Dylan Perera said that he would challenge President Ranil Wickremesinghe to postpone the local government election if possible. He pointed out that he will take steps to start a massive fight against it. Mr. Perera said that...

Former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa attacked President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Kalutara Pohottu stage recently, SJB Member of Parliament Mujibur Rahman said. He pointed out that although Mr. Wickramasinghe said that he had accepted the position of President, what actually...