COLOMBO (News1st): The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has extended the dates of submission for certain tax returns up to May 31, 2020 due to the prevailing situation of the country. The department said the e-Filing facility is available via the IRD Portal e-Services for taxpayers who wish to sub...

COLOMBO (News1st): Sri Lanka's election commission has barred general election candidates from COVID-19 relief programmes, as it could promote them in the run-up to the poll. The national election commission, in a gazette, instructed state bodies to avoid incorporating candidates into the relief ...

Perspectives, Outcomes and Recommendations from the Webinar on 15th April 2020 Business Leaders, must exercise Thought Leadership and Implement Strategic Leadership Action, with focused attention to Health and Safety of Stakeholders, Business Continuity Planning, Effective Cash Flow and Funds Flo...

COLOMBO (News1st): National Headline inflation in March rose to 7.0 percent, slowing down from 8.1 per cent in February 2020 due to the falling food prices amid the COVID-19 outbreak, the Central Bank said. Sri Lanka reported 321 COVID-19 cases as of Wednesday, with 199 active patients under medi...

Colombo (News 1st); The sole Sri Lankan crew member aboard the MSC Magnifica who was retrieved and taken into quarantine completed the mandatory quarantine and was permitted to head home on Tuesday. According to the Ministry of Defence Anura Bandara Herath who was retrieved from MSC ‘Magnifica’, an...