Time given to file election petition, extended The Sectoral Oversight Committee on Just and Law-Abiding Society took into consideration the Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) and Elections (Special Provisions) Bills at the recently held Committee meeting. The said Bills…
IN IMPLEMENTING IMF REFORMS INAUGURAL MEETING REVIEWS PROGRESS
Inaugural meeting reviews progress in Implementing IMF reforms The inaugural meeting to assess Sri Lanka’s progress regarding the implementation of the new economic reforms proposed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was held at the Presidential Secretariat today (14).…
IN YEAR 2024 EGGS/CHICKEN PRICES TO DROP!
Egg – Chicken prices to drop in 2024! Minister of Agriculture Mahinda Amaraweera has assured that egg and chicken prices will likely decrease next year and remains stable thereafter. Speaking at today’s (14) Presidential Media Centre (PMC) news conference under…
ADVANCED LEVEL TOP PERFORMERS LAUDED
Top performers at A/L exam, lauded Students who excelled in each stream at the GCE (A/L) examination in 2021 & 2022 Academic years were presented certificates & cash rewards by President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Presidential Secretariat today (12).…
STREET STALLS DANGER OF BEEN REMOVED
Bandula & Madhura against Kimbulawala vendors since they are outsiders? The street food stall owners on the Kotte-Thalawathugoda Road in Kimbulawala have alleged that Minister Bandula Gunawardana and SLPP MP Madhura Withanage are planning to remove their stalls. It…
TO REVOKE SVAT FROM APRIL 2025 CABINET NOD
Cabinet approval to repeal SVAT from April 2025 The Cabinet of Ministers has given the green light for a proposal furnished by President Ranil Wickremesinghe to revise the date to implement the provisions to repeal the simplified value-added tax (SVAT)…
PRESIDENT VIA GAZETTE DECLARES RAILWAYS AS ESSENTIAL SERVICE
Railways declared as essential service President Ranil Wickremesinghe has issued a gazette notification declaring railway services as essential service with immediate effect under the Essential Public Service Act, the President’s Media Division states. RELATED TOPICS:LKASRILANKA DON’T MISSShanta Bandara’s…
LIBERAL PARTY TO BE LED BY LANZA
Lanza takes over Liberal Party The Liberal Party or the Liberal Democratic Party has been acquired by MP Nimal Lanza and other MPs who are currently acting independently in Parliament. The Liberal Party was established about four decades ago…
STATE EMAIL DOMAIN ON MASSIVE RANSOMWARE ATTACK
Massive ransomware attack on state email domain All Government offices using the “gov.lk” email domain, including the Cabinet Office, have lost data from May 17 to August 26, 2023, after a massive ransomware attack, the Information and Communication Technology…
ON IMPORTED POTATOES SPECIAL COMMODITY LEVY EXTENDED
Special Commodity Levy on imported potatoes extended The Special Commodity Levy imposed on imported potatoes will be in effect for a further four months, as per a decision made by the government. Accordingly, the relevant tax will be extended…
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