Alert:Train services disrupted.
Train services disrupted along the coastal line due to a vehicle colliding with a train near the Boossa railway crossing: Railway Department
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.