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Choose Light with Meaning: Buy Locally Made Vesak Decorations and Brighten a Family’s Life
This Vesak season, Daily Reporter, Impactus and the Right to Life Human Rights Centre are calling on...
Vehicle Imports Resume to Sri Lanka
1,560 Used Cars Arrive
Vehicle imports to Sri Lanka have resumed following the lifting of the import ban on February 1, but...
Get ready to pay VAT for Gmail, Facebook etc.
Law is to be implemented since October 1
Sri Lanka is ready to tax the digital services supplied by non-Sri Lankans from October 1. This was...
How to Claim Withheld Tax on Fixed Deposits
Applicable for Individuals Earning Less Than Rs. 1.8 Million Annually
From April 1, 2025, the withholding tax on interest from fixed deposits in Sri Lanka has been...
US Tariff Hike May Deepen Sri Lanka’s Economic Struggles
Fitch Warns
Sri Lanka’s fragile economy could face further strain following the United States’ recent tariff...

Chief Inspector Krishanthi Abeysekera has been appointed as the Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the Pindeniya Police Station

Chief Inspector A.A. Apsara Krishanthi Abeysekera has been appointed as the Officer-in-Charge (OIC)...

A woman in male-dominated funeral directing
Sepalika Nilmini of Deyyandara

Sri Lanka’s funeral directing industry is traditionally male-dominated, with very few women...

Breaking Barriers: Sunali Ruwangika – Sri Lanka’s First Female Postwoman

(Read in Sinhala) Despite the rise of modern communication methods, the postal service, one of the...

Is a property tax on the way?
A progressive tax levied by many states

At a press conference regarding the third review of Sri Lanka’s Extended Fund Facility from the...

Is CEB discouraging roof-top solar power?
Will the unit price be further reduced?

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) is reportedly working to discourage solar power supplied to the...

150 Range Rovers Ordered Following Lifting of Vehicle Import Ban
Around 150 million rupees

According to the state-owned Silumina newspaper, approximately 150 luxury Range Rover vehicles have...

Sri Lanka Railway to Recruit 140 Train Drivers After 10 Years

The Department of Railways has received approval to recruit 140 train drivers for the first time in...

COPE Recommends Amendments to Foreign Employment Bureau Act
Doors of the Director Board to be shut for Agencies

The Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) recommended last week that the Sri Lanka Bureau of...

Sri Lankan Resorts Break Gender Barriers in Tourism Industry
Amba Yaalu and Uga Ulagalla

Sri Lanka’s tourism sector, traditionally dominated by men, is witnessing a start of...

The “Dead Horse Theory”

Ever heard of the “Dead Horse Theory”? It’s a hilarious way to explain how people...