Across Sri Lanka, 97% of the 1,500 suppliers in the national school meals programme are women. Many juggle childcare, household responsibilities, and small-scale farming, while still ensuring that ...
The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) has introduced a rotating water cut system affecting Padukka, Homagama, Pannipitiya, Maharagama, Piliyandala, and Kesbewa. These areas are mainly ...
The Motor Traffic Department (MTD) has signed a Rs. 3 billion, five‑year agreement with this new company recently to restart the printing of vehicle number plates, Transport Ministry officials ...
Sri Lanka has turned down a Russian offer to go nuclear in the energy sector after Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko, who was on a visit to Sri Lanka recently, said discussions could ...
The ongoing IMF staff mission in Sri Lanka is expected to conclude the combined 5th and 6th reviews on Thursday April 9 with a positive assessment, paving the way for the disbursement of approximately ...
Questions are being raised about TIENS, a Chinese company that sells medical products after the Central Bank (CB) relaunched its anti-pyramid scheme ad-campaign recently in the media, but TIENS ...
The ‘Walk for Peace Programme in Sri Lanka’ will be undertaken by twelve monks led by the founder of the American peace walk, ...
The first fuel shipment from China is expected in mid-April. The shipment will be in addition to the fuel stocks sent to Sinopec Energy Lanka for its filling stations. “We made a request to China due ...
Earlier, the government imposed an 18 per cent VAT on specified digital services from October 1 last year, under the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Act, as detailed in Extraordinary Gazette No. 2443/30.
File picture of a tourist at a bike rental shop in Sri Lanka’s southern province. Tourism has been badly bruised by the West Asian conflict with a drop of nearly 20 per cent in arrivals in ...
Several students’ journey to school was hindered by damage caused by Cyclone Ditwah in Muthupanthiya. Steps were taken to provide a Sisu Seriya school bus for the affected children. Arachchikattuwa ...
The debate surrounding Sri Lanka Cricket’s (SLC) physical performance test took a new twist this week with fast bowler Nuwan ...