By Rathindra Kuruwita
The petroleum sector unions warn that fuel prices will rise by around 11 percent from 01 January 2014 due to 18% VAT.
Dr. Ashoka Ranwala, President of the General Employees’ Union of Petroleum Corporation, said previously petrol, diesel...
Minister of Justice, Prison Affairs and Constitutional Reform, Wijayadasa Rajapakse, unveiled plans to introduce a new legislative framework aimed at regulating microfinance institutions operating within the country.
Expressing deep concern regarding the unregulated status of certain microfinance entities, Minister Rajapakse...
The landslide early warning center of the National Building Research Organization has issued landslide early warnings to the Districts of Galle, Kalutara, Kandy, Kegalle, Matara, Nuwara Eliya and Ratnapura.
Accordingly,
A level I landslide Red Alert has been issued to the...
By Shamindra Ferdinando
Senior Director of Customs Seevali Arukgoda strongly defended Customs Officers’ Management and Compensation Fund (COMCF) taking 70% of total penalty imposed on public or private sector wrongdoers. The fund is believed to be the largest of its...
By Shamindra Ferdinando
Senior Director of Customs Seevali Arukgoda strongly defended Customs Officers’ Management and Compensation Fund (COMCF) taking 70% of total penalty imposed on public or private sector wrongdoers. The fund is believed to be the largest of its...
Two powerful earthquakes have hit the Philippines’ second-largest island of Mindanao, prompting initial fears of a potential “destructive tsunami”.
The US Geological Survey measured the first tremor late on Saturday at 7.6 magnitude, and the one that followed shortly afterwards...
ECONOMYNEXT –Sri Lanka’s non-performing loans after the latest currency crisis is showing signs of having peaked but some sectors are hit worse than others with problem loans dating back from Coronavirus moratoriums, a banking official said.
Hotels, transport and arts...
Addressing the 28th session of the Conference of Parties (CoP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Dubai, UAE on Friday (01), President Ranil Wickremesinghe acknowledged the historical significance of the UN Conference on Human...
Colombo Fort Magistrate yesterday (Dec 01) remanded pastor Jerome Fernando till Dec 13, pending further investigations into his controversial remarks on Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam.The self-styled ‘prophet’ was produced before the Colombo Fort Magistrate yesterday afternoon following his arrest...
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m.on 01 December2023 by the Department of Meteorology
Further enhancement of showery condition is expected over the island due to the low-pressure area existing in the southeast Bay of Bengal.
Showers may occur in the Southern...