The CEB had to buy an additional 267.17 gigawatts in 2021 at a cost of Rs. 6.54 billion due to a considerable lack of progress in starting new generation plants, said the National Audit Office.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasized the timely amendment of the Agricultural Development Act and the Paddy Land Act to enable the replanting of cultivable paddy lands and the cultivation of other crops on non-paddy lands.

Trade unions affiliated to several professions staged a countrywide one-day strike today (01).

The cabinet has decided to permit state institutions to open accounts and transact with private banks for the issuance of letters of credit to import medicines and other essentials.

The Western Provincial Civil Appellate High Court today (01) issued an interim injunction against SLFP chairman, former president Maithripala Sirisena, and the party’s general secretary Dayasiri Jayasekara.

Highlighting the heavy burden placed on the public due to the tax hikes, SJB lawmaker Eran Wickramaratne said that it is a serious problem that the people have to take to the streets and called on the government to increase the PAYE tax threshold.

The National People’s Power (NPP) will form an administration that will build trust among youngsters about a secure future for them, said its leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

Present day rulers are taking decisions at state-level to rid the country of its elders, alleged the FSP.

A number of administrative issueshave cropped up as a result of the postponement of the local government polls, the Election Commission was told yesterday (28).

At least 32 people have died and dozens more injured after two trains collided in northern Greece, emergency services say.