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The government has authorised 11 companies holding valid bunker licences to independently import fuel and sell it to any private-sector entity capable of paying for the supply, strictly in US dollars. This measure aims to ease pressure on oil stocks...

The government has gazetted the Convention on the Suppression of Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Bill of 2026, which expands the scope of offences, introduces new investigative powers, and updates the management of seized assets. Similar to the proposed Prevention of Money...

An old tank in Sigiriya has dried up after the construction of a tunnel system designed to transport water from Moragahakanda Tank to the North Central Province. Villagers of Ilukwewa in Sigiriya complained that cultivation tanks, underground wells, and the...

Sri Lanka is facing a critical fertiliser shortage, compounded by disruptions to food and commodity imports following the Gulf conflict and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. The situation has led to significant shipment delays and sharp price increases...

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa stated that a program to formulate a national energy policy suitable for Sri Lanka was launched today at the Opposition Leader’s Office. He emphasized that this initiative comes at a time when the country is facing...

Former Minister Wimal Weerawansa stated that Iran is engaged in a battle on behalf of Sri Lanka, emphasizing that the country should stand in support of Iran.

“It’s all because of Trump…”“The country was being run so well…”“What can the government really do?”“During Gotabaya’s time, fuel ran out because of external forces. Now fuel is running out because of the war…”“There’s no point blaming Anura. It’s Trump...

Sri Lanka faces the risk of its dominant Marxist ruling party steering the country toward a one-party state, M. A. Sumanthiran, Acting General Secretary of the Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK), has warned, adding that the government is already establishing...

The Commission for the Investigation of Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has announced plans to establish new offices across all nine provinces in Sri Lanka, aiming to streamline its operations, according to Director General Ranga Dissanayake.Speaking before the Parliamentary...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake Signals Impending Fuel Price Hike Ranil Wickremesinghe Recovering from Heart Surgery, Likely to Step Back from Politics Namal RajapaksaVoices Concerns Over Sri Lankan Air Inquiry  Caught Off Guard At present, the main issue drawing global attention is...