The government of Sri Lanka has announced that Value Added Tax (VAT) at a rate of 18% will be imposed on a broad range of digital services provided within the country, starting from 1 October 2025.

Supreme Court delivers landmark judgment in MV X-Press Pearl disaster, orders USD 1 billion compensation and blasts failures by authorities In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka has ...

The Sri Lanka Police announced that 11 officers have been transferred with immediate effect. As approved by the National Police Commission, the Inspector General of Police has ordered the following ...

Samudika Jayaratne assumed duties today (05) as Sri Lanka’s new Auditor General, becoming the first woman to hold the country’s top auditing post. She took office at the National Audit Office as the ...

An Iranian passenger vessel has reportedly become stranded in sea areas off Panadura, with... At least 131 Sri Lankans have been stranded at airports in Saudi Arabia and ...

The Chief of Staff and Deputy Secretary-General of Parliament, Chaminda Kularatne, has been interdicted, according to official sources. The suspension is effective from 23 January and is reportedly ...

Sony International has issued a formal Cease & Desist letter to a Sri Lankan television channel, alleging serious Intellectual Property (IP) rights violations regarding one of the network’s ongoing ...

A resident of Girandurukotte has won the largest cash prize in Sri Lanka’s lottery history, the Development Lotteries Board (DLB) announced. The record-breaking win was secured in the latest draw of ...

Tensions flared outside Dickoya Hospital yesterday as residents and estate workers staged a large-scale protest over allegations that three hospital employees sexually abused the body of a young woman ...

The latest update of the Anura Meter by Verité Research, a policy pledge tracking initiative, shows mixed progress on the key election promises made by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. According to ...

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has criticised the interdiction of Deputy Secretary General of Parliament and Chief of Staff Chaminda Kularatne, warning that the manner in which the decision was ...

Colombo’s Chief Magistrate’s Court heard explosive testimony yesterday (24) in the case against Dr Maheshi Soorasinghe Wijeratne, Consultant Neurosurgeon at Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital, who ...