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The retirement age of government and semi-government employees will be reduced to 60 years, President Ranil Wickremesinghe says.
By Easwaran Rutnam President Ranil Wickremesinghe today presented an interim-budget to Parliament which meets the expectations of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The President said that the interim-budget will also pave the way for a new budget in 2023. The President said that talks with the IMF have been successful and has reached the final […]
The nation’s preferred telco among youth, Airtel Lanka in partnership with the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), announced a major expansion of the 1926 Mental Health Helpline to now include a dedicated Whatsapp service. Anyone in need of mental health assistance can now reach NIMH’s Mental Health Helpline via WhatsApp on 075 555 1926. […]
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Tuesday it was important for all creditor nations of Sri Lanka to gather to discuss Colombo's debt issue, adding that Tokyo would coordinate with other creditors on the matter.The post Tokyo will coordinate with other Sri Lanka creditors on debt appeared first on ONLANKA News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka News.
A man from Mattakkuliya was killed in a shooting at Aliwatta in Mattakkuliya last night (August 29), police said.The post Man killed in shooting at Mattakkuliya appeared first on ONLANKA News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka News.
He said on Tuesday August 30 that the purchase of fuel-run vehicles for state services will be stopped.
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka will make registration for income tax compulsory for everyone above 18 ears, President Ranil Wickremesinghe is presenting a revised a budget.Sri Lanka is trying to raise taxes and reduce the deficit.Sri Lanka will also cut the retirement age of state workers back to 60 years from 65.
Wickremesinghe said it was unfortunate that the fiscal path Sri Lanka was set on from the years to 2019 was changed.
The United Nations (UN) says more needs to be done in Sri Lanka to win the confidence of the families of victims of enforced disappearances. United Nations Resident Coordinator Hanaa Singer-Hamdy said that the UN stands in solidarity with the victims and families of victims of enforced disappearances, and continues to encourage the authorities to […]
President Ranil Wickremesinghe says the Value-Added Tax (VAT) will be increased effective from September 01.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe arrives in the House to deliver the Interim Budget Speech 2022, after the Parliament sittings commenced at 01.00 p.m. today (30).
Washington [US], August 27 (ANI): Chinese tech companies are facing a crisis of credibility in the US, UK and EU as there are suspicions over the potential of these firms to cause security threats with both their design and intent. Recently, heads of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Britain’s MI5issued warnings for the […]
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki says it is important for all creditor nations of Sri Lanka to gather to discuss Colombo’s debt issue, adding that Tokyo would coordinate with other creditors on the matter. Sri Lanka’s President Ranil Wickremesinghe told Reuters this month that Sri Lanka would ask Japan to invite the main creditor nations […]
The Cabinet of Ministers has given the approval for the Appropriation (Amendment) Bill to amend the Appropriation Act No. 30 of 2021 which is scheduled to be presented to the parliament today (Aug 30) for the coming months of the fiscal year 2022.
Sri Lanka will introduce a five-year multiple entry tourist visa with a six-month stay for 35 countries, Minister of Tourism Harin Fernando says.
Three suspects have been arrested in connection with the incident of assaulting the Western Province Senior DIG Deshabandu Tennakoon and two other police officers in May this year.
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Tuesday it was important for all creditor nations of Sri Lanka to gather to discuss Colombo s debt issue, adding that Tokyo would coordinate with other creditors on the matter.
Sri Lanka currently offers one-year multiple entru visas and single entry visas with a sixth-month stay period.
IT industry also hit from ban on computer items
The Appropriation (Amendment) Bill to amend the Appropriation Act No. 30 of 2021 is scheduled to be presented to the parliament today (Aug 30).
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday asserted that India had made a strong recovery after the onslaught of the Covid-19 pandemic and was on course to become one of the three top global economies of the world by 2047. “India is the fastest growing economy…A reshaped economic recovery is happening after the Covid-19 pandemic. […]
Argentina affirmed its support for India’s upcoming G20 Presidency, including for furthering the development agenda of the Global South in the G20, according to the joint statement released by New Delhi and Buenos Aires. This statement came after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and the Foreign Minister of Argentina, Santiago Cafiero, presided over a Joint […]
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, without naming the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), said that it was unfortunate that a political party was doing politics over the agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and self-centered politics could cause irreparable damage to the country as an IMF board was scheduled to hold its meeting, local media reported. […]
After India defeated arch-rivals Pakistan in the second match of the Asia Cup 2022 in Dubai, the former federal minister of Islamabad Chaudhry Fawad Hussain blamed Shahbaz Sharif-led country’s “imported” government for losing the cricket match. Taking to Twitter, the former Information and Broadcasting Minister of Pakistan said that loosing match in Dubai is not […]
"US-Sri Lanka bilateral trade already supports more than 180,000 workers supplying exports to the US."
Serena Williams extended her US Open farewell with a gritty opening win on an entertaining night packed with hope and celebration in New York. Williams, who is set to retire after the tournament, won 6-3 6-3 against Montenegro’s Danka Kovinic. A near-capacity 25,000 crowd on Arthur Ashe Stadium willed on their idol and she responded […]
Blaming the Pakistani government for allowing its airspace to be used by US drones, the Taliban’s acting Defence Minister Mullah Yaqoub on Sunday said that the illegitimate use of drones to patrol Afghanistan’s airspace is a transgression of the country’s borders. The statement was made during a press conference held on Sunday noon by Mullah […]
A youth has died after being shot at in Mattakkuliya, the Police said. The Police said that the 26-year-old man was shot at by gunmen last night. The gunmen had arrived on a motorcycle and opened fire. The injured person was admitted to hospital last night and was reported dead this morning. Investigations into the […]
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is advocating for a mechanism that provides answers on the fate and whereabouts of the missing in Sri Lanka. The ICRC implements an island-wide support programme in Sri Lanka that addresses the emotional, economic, legal and administrative needs of families of missing persons. On the International Day […]