Tax revisions to be implemented with immediate effect
Tax revisions to be implemented with immediate effect:Value Added Tax (VAT) increased from 8% to 12%, Telecommunication Tax increased from 11.25% to 15%.
PUCSL approved power cuts from 2 to 5 June
PUCSL approved power cuts from 2 to 5 June as follows;2nd June 2 hours3rd June 2 hours4th. June 1 hour5th. June NO power cuts:
Daily newspapers prices increasing from tomorrow
Newspaper companies have decided to increase the prices of newspapers from tomorrow (01) due to the increase in transport and printing costs and paper prices. Accordingly, the companies further state that the price of a daily newspaper will be increas with Rs. 50 from tomorrow.
Cabinet approves proposal by Prime Minister
Cabinet approves proposal by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to amend the following acts to increase the revenue of the Government. Inland Revenue Act VAT Act Telecommunication Levy Act Betting & Gaming Levy Act Fiscal Management Act
World bank will disburse approximately 700 million to Sri Lanka.
World Bank Country Manager in Colombo, Chiyo Kanda said the World Bank will disburse approximately USD 700 million to Sri Lanka within the next few months.
Shooting incident at Bastian Mawatha
A shooting incident reported at Bastian Mawatha. One person killed and 2 others injured: Hospital Sources.
IPL FINAL
Rajasthan Royals scored 130/9 (20) against Gujarat Titans.Jos Butler 39Hardik Pandaya 3/17
President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa has vowed to take immediate action to arrest the suspect in the murder of an innocent girl in Atalugama
President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa has vowed to take immediate action to arrest the suspect in the murder of an innocent girl in Atalugama. “My heartfelt condolences & deepest sympathies to the family of little Fatima Ayesha who was senselessly killed. I pledge to expedite swift action & justice for her family for this vicious crime”The President released a Twitter message today. 9-year-old Ayesha has been missing since Friday morning and her body was found yesterday morning in a swamp near her home. Police believe the girl was killed elsewhere and taken to the scene.
Alert:A Nepali Airplane went missing
A Nepali airplane carrying 22 passengers including 04 Indians & 03 Japanese nationals, went missing while flying from Pokhara to Jomsom in Nepal.
A political crisis erupted again in Pakistan
A political upheaval has once again erupted in Pakistan, with supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan trying to bring him back to power. Imran Khan has returned after a six-day final announcement from incumbent Prime Minister Shabas that the election would be declared. Imran has reached D-Chok near Islamabad with his millions of supporters. There were also clashes between Imran’s PTI supporters and the police. Police fired tear gas at Khan’s supporters. Islamabad was also declared a Red Zone because former Prime Minister Imran Khan said he was going on a freedom march. At the same time, the Ministry of Home Affairs had instructed to deploy the army for security reasons. Imran, a PTI activist inciting violence, was targeted by ruling party leader Mariam Nawaz during his liberation march. Mariam said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers were inciting violence on the orders of the former prime minister. She said the Supreme Court had allowed protests peacefully but would not accept them. Imran’s party is demanding the immediate resignation of Shahbaz Sharif’s 13-party coalition government. Although they have called for the formation of a caretaker government and the holding of early elections, the term of parliament has been extended to August next year. During a rally on Tuesday, former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan accused the United States of plotting to overthrow his government. Targeting the Shahbaz Sharif government, he said the thieves had captured the country. “I hope the Supreme Court and the military will stand up for the truth. The military can no longer say that it is neutral. Are indifferent creatures. I repeat, we came out to do jihad, politics goes a long way. He shouted.