Final New Year ritual observed today Special transport services in operation The final ritual of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year leaving for work is being observed today (17) at the auspicious time of 9.03 a.m. 18-04-2025 [More]
VAT exempted on locally produced milk and yogurt digital services and traders face new tax changes The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) announced that locally produced liquid milk and yogurt are now exempted from Value Added Tax (VAT) following the enactment of the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill. 18-04-2025 [More]
Colombo Stock Exchange rebounds after New Year holiday The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) reopened for trading today (16) after the long New Year weekend posting notable gains in key indices despite subdued market activity. 18-04-2025 [More]
Heat warning issued for several areas A warm weather advisory has been issued for residents of the Northern North-central North-western Western Southern and Eastern provinces and Rathnapura Monaragala districts. 18-04-2025 [More]
Special security and traffic plan in place for Sacred Tooth Relic exposition in Kandy Sri Lanka Police announced that an extensive security and traffic management plan will be implemented ahead of the exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic which is set to begin on April 18 at the Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy. 18-04-2025 [More]
Heavy traffic reported on Ella-Wellawaya road Severe traffic congestion is reported along the Ella-Wellawaya road with a vehicle queue of around 5 kilometers due to inclement weather conditions the police said. 18-04-2025 [More]
Ranil warns of over 100000 job losses in Sri Lanka due to US tariff impact Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe warns that Sri Lanka faces the potential loss of more than 100000 jobs in the country as a result of the new trade tariff policy implemented by the United States. 18-04-2025 [More]
50 schools in Kandy to remain closed next week Several schools in Kandy town and surrounding areas will remain closed from April 21 to April 25 in view of the special exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic the Central Province Director of Education said. 17-04-2025 [More]
One generator at Norochcholai shut as CEB halts all thermal power due to low demand The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has deactivated all thermal power plants in operation as electricity demand plummeted during the New Year holiday period. 17-04-2025 [More]
CEB urges further limited rooftop solar system disconnection The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has urged the owners of rooftop solar systems to temporarily disconnect their units only if they receive an SMS notification from the board and only until 03.00 p.m. 17-04-2025 [More]
