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Mahapola Education and Trade Fair makes comeback after 10-year hiatus
The Mahapola Education Exhibition and Trade Fair reopened its doors on 13 December, after a decade-long break, the President’s Media Division (PMD) reported.
Addressing the Mahapola 2023 Exhibition, President Ranil Wickremesinghe…
VAT registration threshold to be slashed to Rs.60mn per annum
The Cabinet of Ministers, at its meeting on Monday (Dec.11), has granted approval to reduce the Value-Added Tax (VAT) registration threshold.
As such, the VAT registration threshold is expected to be slashed from Rs.80 million per annum…
Sri Lanka to reach power purchase deal with Australian firm
Cabinet of Ministers has green-lighted a proposal seeking to enter into a Power Purchase Agreement with the Australia-based company United Solar Group.
Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Power & Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said…
Fairly heavy showers expected in parts of the country
The Department of meteorology says showers will occur at times in Northern, North-central and Eastern provinces.
Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the other areas of the island after 1.00 p.m.
Fairly heavy…
‘Kush’ worth Rs. 100mn seized in luggage left behind at BIA
The officers of Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake have taken custody of a stock of ‘Kush’ cannabis estimated to have a street value of around Rs. 100 million.
The contraband was…
Air Arabia launches direct flights to Sri Lanka from Abu Dhabi
Air Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa’s first and largest low-cost carrier, has launched a new route connecting Abu Dhabi and Colombo on Wednesday (Dec. 08).
Accordingly, Air Arabia now flies directly between Abu Dhabi and Sri…
Sri Lanka records drastic drop in annual birth rate
The Department of Census and Statistics has confirmed a significant decrease in Sri Lanka’s annual birth rate between 2019 and 2022.
Accordingly, data gathered by the department showed that while there has been a continuous decrease in…
Draft of new Electricity Bill gazetted
The draft of the new Electricity Bill, which aims to provide for the implementation of reforms to the electricity industry, has been published in the government gazette.
It will facilitate the establishment of the National Electricity…
‘Kudu Dhanu’ arrested with over 1kg of ‘Ice’ in Angoda
Police Special Task Force (STF) has arrested a woman who was in possession of more than 1 kilogram of ‘Ice’ (Crystal Methamphetamine).
Police mentioned that the arrested woman, infamously known as “Kudu Dhanu”, has run the drug syndicate…
Navy apprehends 21 Indian fishermen poaching off Sri Lankan waters
Sri Lanka Navy has apprehended a total of 21 Indian fishermen who were poaching in Sri Lankan waters off the coasts of Mannar and Kovilan in Kankesanturai.
The fishermen were taken into custody in two separate operations mounted by the…