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The charges applicable on Telecommunication and Pay TV services in Sri Lanka have been revised again effective from today (October 05) with the introduction of the Social Security Contribution Levy (SSCL).The post Pay TV & Telecommunication service charges to be revised tonight (October 05) appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
The charges applicable on Telecommunication and Pay TV services have been revised effective from today (Oct. 05), instead of the recovery of the Social Security Contribution Levy (SSCL) of 2.5% introduced by the SSCL Act.
Wednesday 5th October, 2022 The Rajapaksa-Wickremesinghe government has proved once again that probity is anathema to it. Its leaders have engineered the exclusion of dissident SLPP MPs Prof. Charitha Herath and Prof. Tissa Vitharana from the COPE (Committee on Public Enterprises), and the COPA (Committee on Public Accounts), respectively. Never do they baulk at anything […]
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It is a recognized incontrovertible fact that an amazing majority of the worlds chip and semiconductor output is restricted to some nations like Taiwan, China, South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand and Vietnam. Apart from the apparent causes of monopoly and overdependence on few nations, it additionally hampers the pursuits of the worldwide inhabitants at […]
Police fire tear gas after fans invade pitch in East Java, triggering a stampede that killed at least 174 people and injured 100 more (Al Jazeera) At least 174 people have been killed and dozens more injured in a riot and a stampede at an Indonesian football stadium.The tragedy on Saturday night in the eastern […]
Popular Sri Lankan actor Darshan Dharmaraj passed away today at the age of 41. Dharmaraj was best known for his role as LTTE leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran in the movie titled Prabhakaran. He has also appeared in several television dramas and also won several local awards. The last rites of Darshan Dharmaraj are scheduled to be […]
by Goolbai Gunasekara The political scene changes from day to day….indeed from hour to hour it seems. Here are some thoughts on subjects being discussed among people like me who have no influence in politics but have plenty to say on the bizarre events that have shown a rich vein of eccentricity running through the […]
A recent news report that a student had brought “coconut kernel” to school for lunch some days ago acquired so much currency in both mainstream and social media that no less than the President’s Media Division (PMD) was constrained to deny it as false news and issue a press release to that effect. This followed […]
A suicide attack at a tuition centre in the Afghan capital Kabul has killed at least 35 people, most of them female students, the United Nations says. More than 80 others were wounded in Friday’s attack at the Kaaj education centre in the Dasht-e-Barchi area. Students had been sitting a practice university exam when the […]
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Kabul [Afghanistan], September 24 (ANI): Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday lambasted Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for his remark at the United Nations General Assembly session that a threat of terrorism emanates from Afghanistan. “The statement at #UNGA of Hon. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of #Pakistan regarding the presence of terrorist groups in […]
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By Alexandra Stevenson & Zixu Wang | NYT When a prominent woman in China’s #MeToo movement took on a powerful man in court, it was the accused, not the accuser, who was held up as the victim. When several women were savagely beaten by men after resisting unwanted advances in a restaurant, the focus of […]
"You can’t even run the plant using that crude oil. The only option left for the importers is to drink it," he said.
By Dr Upul Wijayawardhana The slow descent of the lead-lined oak coffin, draped in the Royal Standard, to the Royal Vault in St George’s Chapel, in Windsor, brought a tear to many an eye and gave a feeling of emptiness to the millions who adored Queen Elizabeth II. Shortly before, the Imperial State Crown, as […]
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 21 (ANI): A multiplex cinema was thrown open to the public in Srinagar on Tuesday which was historic as halls were shut down due to violence for three decades. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha inaugurated this cinema hall with all modern facilities. Built by INOX and owned by Vijay Dhar, […]
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The Government is considering introducing laws to regulate content on television, radio and new media. Minister of Mass Media Bandula Gunawardane noted that since such laws do not exist there are issues that arise when issuing licences to such media. The Government also noted that in the recent past such media had been used to […]
Cricket’s fastest format will return with a bang this winter, with Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard, Chris Lynn and David Miller all among this year’s Abu Dhabi T10 Icon Player picks. Bravo has been retained by the Delhi Bulls, while Lynn is top of the billing for host city franchise Team Abu Dhabi. Bangla Tigers have […]
The world bid farewell to Queen Elizabeth II today (Monday) with a majestic funeral steeped in tradition and a send-off reflective of the broad popularity she managed to retain over her remarkable seven-decade reign. Royal family members and dignitaries gathered at Westminster Abbey for a somber service. Presidents, prime ministers, princes and princesses, and other […]
By Uditha Devapriya This is the third and final in a series of candid vignettes about Tony Ranasinghe. Pauline Kael once observed of Marlon Brando that his characters suggested tragic force. Comparable as he would have been to Brando, Gamini Fonseka never epitomised this kind of force: the closest he ever came to embodying it […]
Friday 16th September, 2022 The Lotus Tower, one of the Ozymandian projects that the Mahinda Rajapaksa administration launched, plunging the country deeper into debt, has been opened again! It was first opened by the Sirisena-Wickremesinghe government in September 2019. This time around, the public will be able to visit it, provided of course they buy […]
AL Jazeera) Queen Elizabeth’s coffin began a six-hour journey from her home in the Scottish Highlands to Edinburgh on Sunday, as crowds lined the roads to pay tribute to the monarch in the first of a series of solemn events leading up to her funeral on Sept. 19.At 10 a.m. (0900 GMT), Elizabeth’s oak coffin, […]
Rohini asks why squander money on more ministers if basic needs cannot be met By Shamindra Ferdinando The Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB) yesterday (11) lambasted the government for failing to purchase paddy purportedly for want of funds.SJB lawmaker Rohini Kaviratne said that the SLPP-led President Ranil Wickremesinghe government should be ashamed of its failure especially against the […]
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By Dr. Justice Chandradasa Nanayakkara We live in a world dominated by materialism. Acquisition of things has become the core of our existence. Status and wealth are given so much importance. People like to flaunt their wealth and other material objects, such as new vehicles, trendy clothes, houses, modern gadgets and even lovely holidays spent […]
(First Colour Feature Film in Sinhala) By Rohan Abeygunawardena ([email protected]) and Ananda Wickramarachchi This article is dedicated to all the crew members of the first Sinhala colour film Ran Muthu Duwa that was screened 60 years ago on 10 August 1962.) Sir Arthur Charles Clarke CBE FRAS was very well known world over as a […]
"But this time, because of this special situation that money can be used to finance the fiscal deficit as well."
That means authorities we should not talk about debt restructuring parameters