President instructs Minister of Finance to inform relevant institutions not to charge 14% of withholding tax on Tele Dramas sales

2018-06-07   |   Politics

President Maithripala Sirisena has given instructions to the Minister of Finance to inform the relevant institutions in written not to charge the 14% ...

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Study projects smoking up 16% in 2018, calls for more effective policy

2018-06-05   |   Politics

Sri Lanka’s smuggled cigarette market is projected to grow 21% this year, with around 520 million sticks reaching consumers, as overall cigarette co...

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President seeks AG’s help to break deadlock between PUCSL and CEB

2018-05-30   |   Politics

PUCSL still opposed to CEB’s original plan submitted in 2017 CEB insistent on getting approval for original plan CEB Engineers’ Union call...

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Sports Minister directs SLC to take prompt action on ‘pitch fixing’

2018-05-28   |   Politics

Sports Minister Faiszer Mustapha has in a letter addressed to the secretary of Sri Lanka Cricket has directed the national body for the sport to promp...

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Ex-President says govt harasses Rajapaksas out of fear

2018-05-28   |   Politics

KANDY – Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has said in Kandy that the government is scared of the Rajapaksas and they were harassed due to that fear...

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722 two new houses in Colombo vested with low income families by the President.

2018-05-25   |   Politics

Seven hundred and twenty two (722) newly built houses of Madampitiya, Henemulla, “Methsanda Sevana“ housing scheme were vested with low income fam...

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Government to remain neutral on commemoration activities in North for 18 May

2018-05-17   |   Politics

The Government yesterday (16 May) said that it would remain impartial with regard to the planned commemoration activities by the Northern Provincial C...

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Presidential-aspirant Gota gets going on Vision 2030

2018-05-14   |   Politics

Former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa addressing the Viyathmaga Forum at Shangri La Hotel yesterday Over 2,000 professionals and business lea...

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Won’t retire in 2020: President

2018-05-08   |   Politics

President Maithripala Sirisena today declared that he would not retire from politics in 2020 as he had to complete his mission to serve the people and...

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SLC elections to be postponed

2018-04-28   |   Politics

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