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The collection of parking fees in Colombo City will resume from today (23), the Municipal Commissioner announced. The Standing Committee on Finance and Management of Parking Lots has decided that parking fees will be collected as usual starting from 6.00...

Former Minister Arjuna Ranatunga and former Chairman of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC), Dhammika Ranatunga, were indicted by the Colombo High Court today on corruption charges. The court ordered both defendants to be released on two surety bonds of Rs....

Accordingly, the price of a litre of white diesel has been increased by Rs. 79, bringing the new price to Rs. 382. Meanwhile, the price of a litre of super diesel has been raised to Rs. 572. In addition, the...

High Commissioner of India H.E Santosh Jha visited Udappuwa village on 17th March 2026 during his visit to Puttalam District. The residents of this unique village trace their roots to Akkamadam and Thangachimadam in Rameshwaram in Southern India. The High Commissioner...

   A delegation of 10 Airport Managers from Airport and Aviation Services Sri Lanka Private Limited (AASL) completed a customized capacity enhancement programme at Indian Aviation Academy (IAA), New Delhi from 09-20 March 2026. AASL is statutorily empowered to manage...

The Board of Investment (BOI) of Sri Lanka wishes to inform our valued registered participants and all stakeholders that the Sri Lanka Investment forum 2026, scheduled for 30March 2026, in collaboration with its partners—the European Union (EU), the Asian Development...

National Development Bank PLC (NDB) commemorated raising LKR. 16 bn with its first ever issuance of BASEL III compliant GSS+ (Green, Social, Sustainable & Sustainability Linked) bonds and the country’s largest issuance of GSS+ bonds to date by way of...

The Container Transport Owners Association has announced that container transport rates will rise by 20% from midnight today (22nd) due to the recent increase in fuel prices, according to Sri Lanka Latest News. The association’s chairman, Sanath Manjula, stated that...

The National Transport Commission (NTC) states that the recent increase in the price of Sri Lanka White Diesel has led to a rise of over 10 percent in current bus fares, according to the standard fare revision formula. In an...

Sri Lanka’s tea industry is facing a severe crisis due to the ongoing drought and the prevailing war situation in the Middle East, according to National Tea Planters Association President Saman Geeganage. He stated that the shortage of raw tea...