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Validity period of PIN issued for submission of tax returns for 2024/2025 extended

Sri Lanka, Aug. 3 -- The validity of the Personal Identification Number (PIN) issued by the Inland Revenue Department for the submission of income tax returns for the year of assessment 2024/2025 has ... Read More


11-year-old schoolgirl dies after fainting; cause of death under investigation

Sri Lanka, Aug. 3 -- An 11-year-old schoolgirl from Kekirawa has died after collapsing due to a sudden fainting, police stated. The incident occurred after-school when the girl boarded the school bus... Read More


Close associate of Kehelbaddara Padme, 'Gampaha Deva' nabbed at BIA

Sri Lanka, Aug. 3 -- A close associate of the notorious underworld criminal gang leader "Kehelbaddara Padme" has been arrested at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake this morning (0... Read More


'Release US trade deal details & terms to public' - Namal urges govt

Sri Lanka, Aug. 2 -- Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa has welcomed the recent reduction in U.S. reciprocal tariff rates on Sri Lankan goods, while urging the Governme... Read More


Speaker's residence to be converted into Parliamentary Studies and Research Center

Sri Lanka, Aug. 2 -- Policy agreement was reached at the Parliamentary Staff Advisory Committee regarding the proposal to transform the Speaker's official residence into a dedicated "Center for Parlia... Read More


No restrictions on protests or student politics, but violence and ragging will not be tolerated: PM

Sri Lanka, Aug. 2 -- Minister of Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Education, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that there will be no obstruction whatsoever to university students... Read More


Bus transporting garment workers topples in Dehiowita; all 41 hospitalized

Sri Lanka, Aug. 2 -- A bus transporting garment factory workers veered off the road and toppled down a precipice in Dehiowita, along the Kegalle-Avissawella main road, early this morning (02), said Ad... Read More


One dead, one injured following clash between two groups in Mount Lavinia

Sri Lanka, Aug. 2 -- Two individuals were seriously injured in a clash between two groups in the Araliya Housing area under the jurisdiction of the Mount Lavinia Police Division. One of the injured h... Read More


Plans underway to levy hefty annual fines on illegal coastal constructions

Sri Lanka, Aug. 2 -- The Department of Coast Conservation and Coastal Resource Management has announced plans to introduce new legislation that would impose annual fines on unauthorized structures bui... Read More


Person shot and killed in Hungama

Sri Lanka, Aug. 2 -- A shooting incident has been reported this afternoon (02) in the Pittaniyaya area of Pingama in the Hungama police division in Ambalanthota. Police said that the shooting occurre... Read More