Ceylon Energy, a company with a history of excellence in power transmission projects, has been issued a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Enterprise licence by Kenyan President Dr. William Ruto to commence operations at the Naivasha SEZ.

Although a date has not been fixed, the Sri Lanka Navy said yesterday that it is now prepared to send a deployment to the Red Sea to assist in defending shipping lanes from Houthi activities, once the government green lights and authorizes the deployment.

A group of senior IT professionals has warned that the Online Safety Bill may be used to cripple opposition election campaigns, suppress journalists reporting on corruption and even severely impact the IT industry.

Motor Traffic Department is to take stern action against motorists who have not transferred their vehicles in their own names to avoid paying tax and also to show minimum number of ownership of a vehicle, as “the value of a vehicle is assessed by the number of its previous owners”.

Sri Lanka issued 849,829 passports last year, underscoring the ongoing trend of individuals seeking to migrate for greener pastures amidst the economic crisis but still fell short from all time high of 2022.

Jan 21- President Ranil Wickremesinghe had a fruitful meeting with Sri Lankan entrepreneurs based in Kenya, discussing collaborative opportunities and fostering stronger ties between the two nations.

Government’s move to pass the Online Safety Bill in Parliament this week and to bring repressive laws to take the country into a dictatorship is a narrow effort to suppress right to expression in winning the upcoming election, leading media and civil society groups voiced their opinion yesterday.

The Yukthiya operation should not be a drama but should be aimed at apprehending main drug dealers in the country, Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka said yesterday.

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) is scheduled to address the proposed revision of electricity tariffs by the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) in a meeting on 22 January.