A case filed against an alleged disruption to a Hindu religious activity at Kurunthurmalai archaeological site has been fixed for hearing again on 23 February 2024.

Tamils in the Wanni are now preparing to mark Maaveerar Naal on 27 November to remember their relatives and friends who died in the war as members of the LTTE.

The International Monetray Fund (IMF) is happy even if Sri Lanka and China negotiate independently so long as there is even-handed treatment in debt restructuring, IMF Senior Mission Chief for Sri Lanka Peter Breuer said.

The Customs Department has lost revenue amounting to more than Rs. 58 billion due to various frauds and irregularities, and Chairman of the Committee of the Ways and Means, MP Patali Champika Ranawaka has instructed the officials of Ministry of Finance and other institutions to take immediate steps to recover the losses.

The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has raised concerns over the latest Cabinet reshuffle, claiming that the changing of ministerial portfolios was a ‘wrong decision’ by the President.

The system of granting licenses to import vehicles for Sri Lankans who send remittances has been implemented with full transparency.

MP Udaya Gammanpila has alleged the president has presented a paper to the cabinet that paves the way for a bigger fraud than the Central Bank bond scam.

Paddy worth Rs. 100 million has gone missing from five warehouses of the Paddy Marketing Board in Kurunegala, said the Ministry of Agriculture.

Chairman of the Committee on Public Finance (COPF), MP Harsha de Silva, has unveiled a pioneering PAYE tax restructuring proposal aimed at benefiting professionals and bolstering Sri Lanka's economic prospects.

The government will be dissolved following the presentation of the budget for next year, ‘Ada Derana’ reports quoting political sources.