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- “We want to fast track the journey towards a production economy. Therefore, SMEs should be further strengthened, encouraged and facilitated. For this purpose, we are introducing a concessionary loan scheme of around Rs. 30 billion with…

President Ranil Wickremesinghe is scheduled to present the 2024 Budget to the Parliament today (13), in his capacity as the Minister of Finance. Accordingly, the Second Reading of Appropriation Bill for the fiscal year 2024, the…

The low-level atmospheric disturbance over the island still persists, the Department of Meteorology said in its weather forecast today (Nov.13) adding that showers or thundershowers are expected in most parts of the island. Heavy showers…

President Ranil Wickremesinghe says the best solution for the Sri Lanka Cricket crisis is to implement the draft constitution for the cricket governing body proposed in the report compiled by the committee headed by Justice K.T. Chitrasiri.…

Chairman of the Delimitation Committee Mahinda Deshapriya has alleged that continuing the tenures of the current local government bodies without holding the polls dealt a ‘deathblow’ to the country’s democracy. Speaking to the media in…

Trade, Commerce and Food Security Minister Nalin Fernando says food inflation is expected to decline further in 2024. Fernando mentioned that he had called for reports on food production to assess how much food prices can be controlled…

The Ministry of Health has reported an increase in the number of diabetes patients in Sri Lanka, as per the results obtained through a recent survey. Speaking on the matter, Consultant Community Physician Dr. Arundika Senaratne revealed…

Minister Kanchana Wijesekara, a member of the four-member cabinet sub-committee appointed to look into the Gazette issued by Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe appointing an Interim Committee for Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and its future…

The water level of Ravana Falls in Ella is rapidly rising due to prevailing torrential rainfall, according to reports. As a result, the authorities have taken steps to prohibit the visitors from bathing and even going near the waterfall.…

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) says it is ‘disturbed’ by the allegations made by a Minister of Cabinet in parliament on November 08, 2023, in respect of a case relating to a matter concerning the appointment of an Interim Committee…