Sri Lanka’s Parliament has passed a hastily proposed bill to regulate online content, sparking criticism from rights groups and opposition politicians that the government is trying to crack down on dissent and stifle freedom..
At least one hundred thousand electricity consumers in Sri Lanka have been left in the dark over the past one year as they have been unable to pay the accumulated electricity bills by the expected....
The government has introduced different income brackets under the ‘Pay As You Earn Tax’ (PAYE) system. If you earn between 100,000 to 141,667 rupees per month, you’ll be charged 6% in taxes for what’s earned above Rs 100,000. In the same manner if you earn between 141,667 to 183,333 rupees per month, you’ll be charged 12%. And the tax rate goes up as you earn more - 18% for those earning between 183,333 to 225,000 rupees, 24% for those earning be
The Sugathadasa National Sports Complex Authority (SNSCA) alleges that Royal Turf Club (RTC) is yet to pay a sum of Rs. 40 million as maintenance dues over the past few years. The 82-acre expanse of land- located...
The Supreme Court yesterday issued an order directing former President Maithripala Sirisena and several other respondents in the Easter Sunday attack petitions to pay total compensation ordered by Court to the victims of the Easter Sunday attacks before June 30, next year.
The total number of fatal motor accidents that had occurred as of 9 July 2023 amounts to 1,126, while the number of confirmed deaths that has occurred as a result amounts to 1,192, as per Police records. Further, the total number of accidents recorded island-wide to date amounts to 10,012. However, Police Media Spokesperson SSP Nihal Thalduwa pointed out that the logged number of accidents does not reflect the real scenario, as there are instance
Finance Ministers of the three creditor countries-India, Japan and France will hold a press briefing in Washington on Thursday to announce Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring negotiations process, the IMF has announced
The opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya is in a quandary following the Daily Mirror article tilted ’’Sajith loses grip on a dying SJB?’’ which was published on April 4, 2023 on its newspaper and online platform.
Issuing a statement regarding the recently gazetted ‘Anti Terrorism Bill’, the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) today announced that it would not hesitate to challenge any bill that would deem to undermine the Rule of Law and the Liberty of the Citizen in the country.