Politics

‘SL only has 137 persons who paid income taxes of Rs5mn or more’ Sri Lanka which has a population of 22 million only had 137 persons who paid income taxes above 5 million rupees and there were only 3,020 value…

Malaysia agrees to recruit 10,000 workers from SL Malaysia’s Cabinet has agreed to recruit 10,000 workers from Sri Lanka after considering the economic crisis. Malaysian Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan in a statement today (21) said the Lankan…

Parliament’s monthly CEB bill is nearly Rs. 06 mn! The monthly electricity bill of Parliament is close to Rs. 06 million, It was revealed today (20). It was during a verbal exchange between Samagi Jana Balawegaya MP – Ajith Mannapperuma…

We are ‘broke’ as a country – President President Ranil Wickremesinghe who visited the United Kingdom to attend the funeral ceremony of Queen Elizabeth II had met with the Sri Lankan Diaspora in Britain, yesterday (19) afternoon. Many Sri Lankan…

Mahanayaka Theros write to the President on new electricity tariffs The Mahanayake Theros of the four main Buddhist Sects in Sri Lanka have written to the President over the amended electricity tariffs which have affected the places of worship. In…

Parliament to open Public Gallery from tomorrow The restrictions imposed on the public to visit Parliament would be relaxed from tomorrow (20), Sergeant-at-arms Narendra Fernando said. He said the Public Gallery of Parliament will be opened to the public from…

Ministers & MPs given 2 month notice to settle water bills The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) said current and former ministers and MPs owe about Rs.10 million to the NWSDB for failing to settle their water bills.…

Jagath Kumara writes to the President again Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Colombo District MP – Jagath Kumara Sumitraarachichi had written to President Ranil Wickramasinghe, requesting relief for electricity bills of religious places and low-income people. In his letter, he has…

Bandula apologizes to Russia The arrest of the Russian Aeroflot plane in Sri Lanka was a terrible mistake, the authorities promise that this will not happen again, Minister of Transport and Highways and Minister of Mass Media Bandula Gunawardena said…

 Some Ministries & state institutions face closure over lack of funds It is reported that outstanding bills to contractors and suppliers of several ministries including Health, Education, Highways and Housing, have exceeded Rs. 200 billion, reports say. Meanwhile, carrying out…