Prime Minister assures national security is top priority
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe assured that the government will safeguard country’s national security and will not take any measures that…
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Govt. amends NBT
By Ashwin Hemmathagama Parliament yesterday approved the Nation Building Tax (NBT) (Amendment) Bill with changes allowing several sectors to be…
SL-Singapore FTA need of the hour: Malik
Tells Parliament despite 70 years of freedom SL has not achieved economic independence Govt. attempting to reverse trend and make up…
Probe into MR’s Presidential campaign funds still on: PM
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday denied any suspension of investigations into alleged transfer of funds during the 2015 presidential election,…
Over $ 16 b investment projects under discussion with Singapore: BOI
Sri Lanka is gearing to reap the benefits of the Free Trade Agreement with Singapore, with four mega projects being…
21 heroin parcels worth Rs 66 million found at a beach in Sampur
Twenty-one parcels of heroin weighing 5 kilograms and 550 grams in total and worth around Rs 66 million have been…
Government uses an unseen formula to manipulate fuel prices: MR
Sri Lanka’s ex-President Mahinda Rajapaksa alleges the government for what he called fleecing the public through fuel price manipulation using…
Thousands of state institutions are without land deeds – Gayantha
Nearly 12,000 government institutes, including schools, have submitted applications requesting for land deeds confirming ownership of the lands where they…
Performance-Based Budgeting system for 2019
By Chathuri Dissanayake The Cabinet this week gave approval to prepare the 2019 National Budget under the medium term fiscal…
CIFC laws before Cabinet in two months: PM
Tells investor forum in Singapore laws to govern financial city being drafted UK has agreed to provide assistance Says CIFC must find way to…