LNP - Withholding Tax to be increased to 10%

2024-12-18   |   Uncategorized

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake announced that the Withholding Tax will be increased from 5% to 10%. Speaking in Parliament today (18), he said tha...

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LNP - NPP rules out need to evaluate educational qualifications of members: Govt. stands by its MPs

2024-12-17   |   Uncategorized

The NPP government which is now a little over a month old has in recent weeks faced criticism over some of its members allegedly publicising fake doct...

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LNP - ASPI crosses 14,500 points to set new all-time high

2024-12-17   |   Uncategorized

The All-Share Price Index (ASPI) of the Colombo Stock Exchange has exceeded the 14,500-points mark for the first time in history. Accordingly, the ind...

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LNP - North and East alerted as low-pressure system develops in Bay of Bengal

2024-12-16   |   Uncategorized

The Department of Meteorology announced that a low-pressure area is likely to form over southeast Bay of Bengal during the next  24 hours.  ...

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LNP - Extreme heat worsens coconut shortage in Sri Lanka

2024-12-15   |   Uncategorized

The high temperatures experienced during the first three months of this year have worsened Sri Lanka’s ongoing coconut shortage, alongside the incre...

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LNP - Over 300,000 Sri Lankans left for foreign employment in 2024

2024-12-15   |   Uncategorized

The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) reports that in 2024, the number of Sri Lankans migrant workers who have travelled overseas for emp...

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LNP - CPC refutes fuel shortage

2024-12-13   |   Uncategorized

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) yesterday refuted certain reports about a possible fuel shortage due to a fuel shipment imported by a private c...

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LNP - ASPI crosses 14,000 points for first time ever

2024-12-12   |   Uncategorized

The All Share Price Index (ASPI) of the Colombo Stock Exchange recorded a new all-time high today (12), surpassing the 14,000 mark for the first time ...

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LNP - PUCSL’s final decision on electricity tariff revision on Jan. 17

2024-12-11   |   Uncategorized

The final decision of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) on the proposed electricity tariff revisions will be announced on 17 Januar...

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LNP - Death toll rises as unidentified fever spreads in Jaffna

2024-12-11   |   Uncategorized

The death toll from the unidentified fever spreading in Jaffna has risen to five, according to the Jaffna Hospital Director Dr. T. Sathyamoorthy.  Sp...

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