President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has proposed increasing the annual personal income tax-free threshold from Rs. 1.8 million to Rs. 1.95 million, raising the monthly tax-free income limit to Rs. 162,500 under the 2027 Budget.

The water supply to several areas in Kelaniya and Gampaha will be suspended for 13 hours and 30 minutes on Saturday (14), the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) has announced.

One person was killed and four others ‌were shot and wounded when a gunman opened fire inside a gym before barricading himself inside an apartment building in Washington, DC, on Thursday morning, police said.

A Customs Security Officer has been arrested for allegedly soliciting and accepting a bribe of Rs. 30,000 to provide documents required to clear two motorcycles imported from Japan.

The Irrigation Department has issued a flood warning for six Divisional Secretariat areas in the Nilwala River Basin, cautioning that minor flooding could occur in low-lying areas over the next 24 hours following significant rainfall in the upper and middle catchment areas.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is stepping down, leaving the AI industry without its biggest champion and clouding the future of the chipmaker he built into an AI powerhouse.

The government has allocated Rs. 6,000 million to implement the 'Clean Sri Lanka' programme, which aims to transform the country through social, environmental and ethical development.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has proposed exempting the supply of bunker fuel to ships engaged in international transportation from the Social Security Contribution Levy (SSCL).

The government has proposed revising the method of calculating Value Added Tax (VAT) on cinema ticket sales to ensure a fairer and more equitable tax system within Sri Lanka's film industry.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has proposed several initiatives to strengthen Sri Lanka's defence sector, including the establishment of a Defence Development Research Centre with an allocation of Rs. 250 million.