Sri Lankans going abroad for work sets record in 2024
The Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau has announced that 2024 marked the highest number of Sri Lankans leaving the country for foreign employment in its history.
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PUCSL takes Final decision on electricity tariffs on 17 Jan. 2025
The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) estimates a reduction of Rs. 16.2 billion in energy costs compared to the Ceylon Electricity Board’s (CEB) proposal for revision and
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Government Printing Department website, police you tube channel hacked
The official website of the Government Printing Department has reportedly been hacked, the Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) said.They said that their team is conducting further investigations into the incident.
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Economic sentiment remains in positive territory – survey
In its latest edition, business magazine LMD reports that “the sense of optimism sparked by the presidential election in September outcome remains.”
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Stationery allowance for schoolchildren via ‘Aswesuma’ bank accounts
The Ministry of Finance, states that the ‘Household Survey on the Impact of the Economic Crisis – 2023,’ conducted by the Department of Census and Statistics,
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African Swine Fever virus entered through an unlawful consignment?
In the wake of African swine fever triggering fears about possible extinction of Sri Lanka’s wild boar population in addition to the damage on the pork industry,
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New Army, Navy commanders appointed
President Anura Kumar Dissanayake has appointed Major General Lasantha Rodrigo as the new Commander of the Army and Rear Admiral Kanchnna Banagoda as the new Commander of the Navy.
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Sri Lanka ushers in 2025 with relief measures for the people
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Government unveils tax reforms amid IMF scrutiny for public relief
The new government has announced some tax reforms as an immediate relief to the people and the micro, small, and medium-scale businesses hit by high inflation and cost of living during the previous regime.
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Committee appointed to review state statutory institutions for efficiency
The Sri Lankan government has formed a committee to comprehensively review all non-commercial state statutory institutions in the country,
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