The International Monetary Fund (IMF) had asked the government to expedite the legislative process pertaining to Value Added Tax (VAT) amendments, and stressed that any delay in doing so could lead to the postponement of the disbursement of the second tranche of the US $ 1.5 billion three-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF) entered into with the government in June.
The Colombo High Court today noticed former Secretary of the United National Party Tissa Attanayake to appear in court over allegedly publishing a letter with forged signatures of the Common Opposition candidate Maithripala Sirisena and the then Opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe during the 2015 Presidential election.
Launching the much-hyped political campaign Eluga Thamil (Tamil Spring) by his Tamil People’s Council (TPC) on Saturday, Chief Minister of the Northern Province C.V. Wigneswaran said that the campaign was neither against Sinhalese nor Buddhism nor the government nor the Ilankai Tamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK), but it was a campaign to press for solutions to the problems faced by the Tamil people.
Pope Francis has named Cardinal Telesphore Placidus Toppo, Archbishop of Ranchi, India, as his Special Envoy to the XI Plenary Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences, taking place from 28 November – 4 December in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Ven. Omalpe Sobitha Thera today announced that he would step down as the Leader of the Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU). The announcement was made during the 13th convention of the Party which was held at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in Colombo.
The Departments of Customs and Motor Traffic have found to be the weakest among the 842 State institutions, according to the investigations carried out by Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament, its Chairman and Deputy Minister Lasantha Alagiyawanna said yesterday.
Foreign Affairs Minister Mangala Samaraweera said it was disheartening that the UN Peacebuilding Fund which provided the capacity for prevention and sustaining peace was hampered by decreasing contributions and urged Member States to increase their contributions to the Fund.
Sri Lankan all-rounder Dilhara Lokuhettige has decided to bring down the curtains on his One Day Internationals (ODI) and Test career, citing that he looks to resume his cricketing career in Australia. The decision was made public at a press conference held at the Moors Sports Club premises yesterday.
President Maithripala Sirisena said yesterday the world leaders whom he met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly sessions in New York had a good impression about Sri Lanka and expressed goodwill towards the positive changes introduced by his Government to uphold democracy, good governance and reconciliation.
Prices of 47 essential drugs, including those prescribed for diabetes and heart ailments were reduced with the immediate effect under the first phase of the National Medicinal Drugs Policy, Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Minister Rajitha Senaratne announced a short while ago.
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