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According to President Ranil Wickremesinghe, the current tax policy in Sri Lanka is not a normal tax policy, but rather a rescue operation. He warned that if this process is disrupted, Sri Lanka will not be able to join the...

It is reported that it has been decided to give the chairmanship of the finance committee to Dr. Harsha de Silva once again. The main organizer of the opposition Mr. Lakshman Kiriella also mentioned this after a discussion held today....

40 trade unions including Oil-Port-Electricity-Water-Telecom-Bank-Medical-Hospital-University will be engage in a strike tomorrow from 12 noon to 1 pm. In a press conference held today, trade union representatives pointed out that if the government does not agree, they will start a...

A petition has been filed against the decision taken to not release the funds allocated in the 2023 budget to the Election Commission for holding the local government polls. The respondents, including the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance. A...

The ruling party has not agreed in the parliamentary affairs committee to give the debate requested by Mr. Lakshman Kiriella, the chief organizer of the opposition, to give a one-day debate regarding the postponement of the election. To discuss this...

President Ranil Wickremesinghe instructed the officials to speed up the Minipe Left Bank Canal Rehabilitation Project (MLBCRP), which has been delayed for over three years owing to various reasons, and to provide its benefits to the farmers before the next...

The meeting of the ruling party MPs group held in the Parliament under the chairmanship of the President has ended by now. It was reported that none of the MPs in Pohottuwa requested the President to hold the local government...

Journalists questioned former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa regarding the postponement of the local government elections in Parliament today. He said that the election has not been postponed.

The three MPs of the National People's Force did not participate in today's protest in Parliament demanding local government elections. Anura Kumara Dissanayake Vijitha Herath and Dr. Harini Amarasuriya representing the National People's Power Party were in the Parliament, but...

His Excellency Malcolm Ranjith Cardinal says that he condemns the government's attempt to postpone the local government elections that were scheduled to be held on March 1st. A special press release from Cardinal in this regard is shown below.