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US officials’ visit enhanced diplomatic ties between two countries U.S. Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs at the Department of State Ambassador Donald Lu, along with Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia and the Pacific at the U.S. Department…

Parliament to meet on Tuesday, Wednesday Parliament will meet only on Tuesday and Wednesday (17 and 18), said Secretary General of Parliament Kushani Rohanadeera. The Parliamentary business with regard to that week was decided at the Committee on Parliamentary Business…

Deadline for Outstanding Taxes Set for January 26 The Inland Revenue Department has announced that all outstanding taxes for the 2023/2024 assessment year must be paid by January 26, 2025. Commissioner General Sepalika Chandrasekara warned that individuals and companies missing…

Rs. 326 million public money spent annually for Mahinda Rajapaksa’s security The Sri Lanka Police Headquarters, in a special statement, revealed that an annual expenditure of Rs. 1.1 billion has been incurred to provide security for former presidents. Out of…

17 Sri Lankans Deported from Israel Seventeen Sri Lankan nationals in Israel are being deported for violating their employment agreements, according to Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Israel, Nimal Bandara. The deportees had entered Israel on agricultural work visas but were…

Sri Lanka’s 1996 Cricket legends launch landmark housing project The foundation stone was laid today for a 42-storey apartment complex developed in partnership with members of Sri Lanka’s 1996 Cricket World Cup-winning team. The plot of land located on Denzil…

Russia donates 55,000 mt of fertilizer Russia has donated more than 55,000 metric tones of potassium chloride fertilizer to Sri Lanka to support the island’s agricultural sector. The consignment was handed over to Sri Lanka’s Agriculture Minister K. D. Lalkantha…

Imported rice stocks released to market Stocks of rice imported by private importers have been released into the market. It is reported that the first consignment of rice, which arrived in the country yesterday (Dec. 11), has been cleared by…

ASPI records an all-time high passing the 14,000 mark The All Share Price Index (ASPI) of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) recorded an all-time high, surpassing the 14,000 mark for the first time ever in Sri Lanka. According to the…

Canada euthanasia now accounts for nearly one in 20 deaths The rate of medical assistance in dying – also known as euthanasia – has grown in Canada for the fifth straight year, albeit at a slower pace. The country released…