Underperforming State Plantations to be rented to private firms
Sri Lanka will be renting underperforming State Plantations to private firms for export-focused Agriculture
SL power generation turns to thermal amid 70 % drop in reservoirs water level
The water capacity of reservoirs has decreased to 70 percent, but electricity generation will continue, Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) Engineers Association President Dhanushka Parakrama said.
Navy arrest 150 Indian fishermen in 18 trawlers poaching SL waters
The Sri Lanka Navy has seized a total of 18 Indian poaching trawlers and 146 Indian fishermen within Sri Lankan waters in 2024.
One killed, 37 injured in Peradeniya bus accident
At least one persons was killed and another 37 persons injured in an accident involving a bus travelling from Nelligala to Pundaluoya at Yahalatenna in Peradeniya.
Iceland volcano lava nears Grindavik in new eruption
A state of emergency has been declared in southern Iceland because of another volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula - the fourth since December.
Haiti violence: US announces charter flight as clashes continue
The US State Department has announced a charter flight for its citizens stranded in Haiti, as gang violence and hunger grip the impoverished country.
Ukraine-Russia war: Medic among 20killed in Odesa missile strikes
A double Russian missile attack on the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa has killed at least 20 people and left more than 70 wounded, local authorities said.
Donald Trump's hush money trial delayed until at least April
The first criminal trial against Donald Trump will be delayed until at least mid-April, a judge has decided.
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SL loses over Rs. 23 billion due to tax concessions given to BOI firms
The Treasury’s tax expenditure statement revealed that the government has foregone over Rs. 23 billion in corporate tax revenue in 2022 due to concessions granted to Board of Investment (BOI) approved companies.
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HRW warns repression of civic space in SL threatens financial reform
Human Rights Watch (HRW) this week requested the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to urge Sri Lanka’s Government to abandon draft legislation that would severely curtail civil society and jeopardise the IMF’s program in the country.
Tourist arrivals top half-a-million mark by the end of the year
In a remarkable feat for Sri Lanka’s tourism sector, arrivals surpassed the half-a-million sparking optimism about meeting the ambitious target of 2.3 million visitors by the end of the year.
14 firms express interests to buy Litro Gas
A total of 14 Request for Expression of Interest (REOI) have been received from potential investors for the strategic divestiture of Litro Gas Lanka Ltd., (LGL) and Litro Gas Terminals Ltd. (LGT)., the Finance Ministry disclosed yesterday.
Australian farm grows world's biggest blueberry
An Australian farm has smashed the record for the world's largest blueberry with a fruit the size of a ping-pong ball.