Ranjith Siyambalapitiya, State Minister of Finance, stated today that the ministry will not permit the removal of scrap metal from the ’’MV X-Press Pearl ship’’ without payment of applicable taxes.

Disclosing the expenses of the Independence Day celebration, the President’s Office said the government spent only Rs. 11 million on the 75th National Independence Day celebrations this year.

Disclosing the expenses of the Independence Day celebration, the President’s Office said the government spent only Rs. 11 million on the 75th National Independence Day celebrations this year.

Podujana Mudrana Sevaka Sangamaya (PMSS) of the Government Printing Department today said that they would resort to trade union action if their allowances and facilities were curtailed.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has accepted the letter of resignation tendered by Member of the Election Commission P.S.M. Charles, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said.

Sri Lanka has received a quota of 6,500 job opportunities in South Korea this year, the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) said.

Overwhelmed rescuers struggled to save people trapped under the rubble as the death toll from a devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria approached 5,000 on Tuesday, with despair mounting and the scale of the disaster hampering relief efforts.

The National Renewable Energy Plant Workers’ Union today staged a silent protest in front of the Energy Ministry, demanding the government settle the due Rs. 45 billion outstanding payment. Pix Nimalsiri Edirisinghe.

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) also has no right or authority over the decision making process for the electricity tariff hike, Samagi United Trade Union Force (SUTUF) convener and media spokesman Ananda Palitha said.

Microsoft reported a "gradual recovery" in its Outlook service early Tuesday after a widespread outage for several hours overnight halted email and disrupted Teams and other products.

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