2025

Sri Lanka’s Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports, and Civil Aviation Bimal Rathnayake met with Eng. Suliman bin Khalid Al-Mazroua, PresidentContinue Reading The post Minister Bimal meets Saudi Ports Authority chief in Jeddah appeared…
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The Cabinet has approved a proposal to amend fines imposed under the Employment of Women, Young Persons and Children ActContinue Reading The post Sri Lanka to increase fines for child labour violations appeared first on Newswire.
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The Cabinet has approved a proposal to locally assemble a set of light rails with three compartments to improve passengerContinue Reading The post Light rail sets to be locally assembled for rural transport appeared first on Newswire.
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The Cabinet has approved a proposal to establish formal diplomatic relations between Sri Lanka and Antigua and Barbuda. According toContinue Reading The post Sri Lanka to establish diplomatic ties with Antigua and Barbuda appeared first on…
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Kuwait Airways has announced that it will resume commercial flights to Colombo, Sri Lanka, starting October 26.  According to theContinue Reading The post Kuwait Airways to resume commercial flights to Colombo in October appeared first on…
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The Cabinet has approved a special project to complete investigations into complaints on missing persons by 2027. The Office onContinue Reading The post New project to conclude missing persons investigations by 2027 appeared first on…
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The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has seized a stock of illegally imported confectionery during a raid on a sweets shopContinue Reading The post WATCH : CAA raids sweets shop in Pettah appeared first on Newswire.
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The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) announced that from September 1, 2025, all applications for Temporary and Permanent Value Added TaxContinue Reading The post Sri Lanka moves VAT registration fully online from September 1 appeared first…
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India has announced tax cuts on hundreds of consumer items ranging from soaps to small cars to spur domestic demandContinue Reading The post India slashes consumption tax on hundreds of items appeared first on Newswire.
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The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has ordered the wife of underworld figure, Backhoe Saman, to be remanded until 18 September. TheContinue Reading The post Backhoe Saman’s wife remanded appeared first on Newswire.
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