The Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) has strengthened its position as the leading entity in the superannuation sector, accounting for 81.0% of the sector’s total assets by the end of 2024. 

The Fund’s net worth rose by 12.6% year-on-year to Rs. 4,375.7 billion, up from Rs. 3,886.7 billion in 2023, primarily driven by robust investment returns and a r...

Several schools in Kandy town and surrounding areas will remain closed from April 21 to April 25 in view of the special exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic, the Central Province Chief Secretary and Education Secretary Madhupani Piyasena said.

Accordingly, a total of 50 schools in Kandy town and surrounding areas will be closed during this period.

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Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe warns that Sri Lanka faces the potential loss of more than 100,000 jobs in the country as a result of the new trade tariff policy implemented by the United States.

Delivering a special statement today (16), Wickremesinghe described the situation as an economic emergency and urged the government to inform the...

Police suspect that the shooting incident that took place near the Gampaha public bus stand last night (15) is a targeted revenge attack linked to an ongoing feud between two rival criminal gangs.

According to police, two unidentified individuals on a motorcycle opened fire at a moving small lorry. At the time of the shooting, the two individuals...