A customer buying vegetables at a market near Colombo, Sri Lanka. PHOTO: AFP

The United National Party completed their submissions challenging the Government’s proposed Goods and Service Tax bill in the Supreme Court on Monday (31).

For many years now, one of the most polarizing phrases in Sri Lanka has been the two words, human rights.

Sri Lanka’s Foreign Ministry is now interfering into the fuel procurement process making recommendations to eliminate prospective bidders in favour of a few selected international suppliers by awarding them the gasoline term tenders causing millions of dollar loss for state coffers.

A school girl of the Dhammissara National School of Naththandiya has succumbed to Covid-19 today (30).

Sri Lankan farmers have rejected a compensation offer and guaranteed purchase price for paddy for being inadequate and discriminatory.

The United National Party (UNP) is challenging the legitimacy of the recently proposed GST bill, claiming it overrides the sovereignty of the parliament.

Two people who had hurled eggs at the vehicle of JVP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake have been arrested by the Nittambuwa police.

Former President Maithripala Sirisena says he will not contest another election with the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP).

Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has endorsed Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa's attempt to approach the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to avoid a debt default and to alleviate the economic crisis.