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Free Dual Citizenship for Future Generations

COLOMBO (News 1st); President Anura Kumara Dissanayake announced plans to launch a new "Global Sri Lankan Heritage Citizen" programme targeting second...

12-11-2026 | 8:01 PM

Government Bets Big on Tea, Rubber and Coconuts

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka's plantation sector, the backbone of some of the country's most important export industries, is set for a major injectio...

12-11-2026 | 7:30 PM

Budget Pumps Billions into Dairy and Livestock

COLOMBO (News 1st); As Sri Lanka looks for new engines of growth beyond traditional sectors, the government has turned its attention to livestock, unv...

12-11-2026 | 7:16 PM

Sri Lanka Targets USD 600 Mn Fisheries Exports

COLOMBO (News 1st); In a sector that feeds the nation and supports thousands of families along Sri Lanka's coastline and inland waterways, the governm...

12-11-2026 | 7:04 PM

Every Student Could Become an Investor

COLOMBO (News 1st); The government is seeking to bring thousands of young Sri Lankans into the world of investing through a new programme that could s...

12-11-2026 | 7:01 PM

More Latest News

Hundreds of New Ambulances to Replace Aging Fleet

COLOMBO (News 1st); For years, Sri Lanka’s emergency medical response has relied heavily on an aging fleet, with 400 ambulances across the state health service clocking more than two decades on the road, and roughly half of them pushing past the 25-year mark. That era of keeping quarter-century-old vehicles running on borrowed time is officially coming to an end.Delivering the 2027 Budget Speech in Parliament today (12), President Anura Kuma...

12-11-2026 | 7:40 PM

Sri Lanka Offers Rs. 100 Million for Olympic Gold

COLOMBO (News 1st); The government has unveiled one of the most ambitious sports incentive packages in Sri Lanka's history, promising unprecedented cash rewards for athletes who bring international glory to the country while investing billions more t...

12-11-2026 | 7:35 PM

Monthly Tax-Free Income Raised to Rs. 162,500/-

COLOMBO (News 1st); President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has announced another round of personal income tax relief, building on reforms introduced last year that reduced the tax burden on individual taxpayers.The President said the government had alrea...

12-11-2026 | 6:56 PM

Sri Lanka Offers Rs. 100 Million for Olympic Gold

12-11-2026 | 7:35 PM

Monthly Tax-Free Income Raised to Rs. 162,500/-

12-11-2026 | 6:56 PM

Local News

Govt Maps Out New Future for SL Agriculture

COLOMBO (News 1st); For generations, agriculture has remained the backbone of rural Sri Lanka.Yet despite employing nearly a quarter of the country's workforce, using almost 40% of its land and receiving more than Rs. 200 billion annually in public investment and subsidies, the sector contributes on...

12-11-2026 | 6:27 PM