The government will introduce an 18% Value Added Tax (VAT) on digital services provided by non-resident companies to local consumers, effective October 1, 2025. Accordingly, foreign...
The World Bank has released its annual update on country income classifications, reaffirming Sri Lanka’s status as a lower-middle-income economy for the fiscal year 2026. The...
Contributing to the many international accolades achieved by Sri Lankans this year, Pushpi Weerakoon has been awarded the ‘Rotary Alumni Global Service Award’. This is the...
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has announced that Starlink, his satellite-based internet service, is now available in Sri Lanka. Taking to social media platform ‘X’, Musk posted,...
Sri Lanka’s export sector demonstrated remarkable resilience and steady progress during the first five months of 2025, with total exports reaching US$6,933.35 million, marking a robust...
All services of the President’s Fund will now be available online starting today, allowing the public to access its full range of benefits from any part...
At the recent meeting of the Global Advisory Council of the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC), held at Pewterers’ Hall in the City of London,...
Piyumal Sithum Pattuwearachchi of Sri Lanka was named First Runner-Up at the 23rd edition of Manhunt International, held June 10 in Bangkok. Pattuwearachchi also won the...
Salani Seneviratne became the first Sri Lankan to be selected to be Student Speaker at the College of Engineering Commencement Ceremony, University of Massachusetts – Amherst....
The government has completed all necessary procedures to launch Starlink services in Sri Lanka, says Deputy Minister of Digital Economy Eranga Weerarathna. According to State Minister...