Mayantha to resign from COPF Chair
SJB MP Mayantha Dissanayake has decided to resign from the chair of Committee on Public Finance.
Govt. settles Rs.191bn worth of arrears to various contractors and suppliers
The government has settled the majority of the arrears to the tune of Rs.191 billion to contractors and suppliers, after assuming power on August 31, last year, despite an 8 percent contraction in the economy during the year, Finance State Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said.
President has no right to express opinion on legality of LG polls: AKD
Claiming that the President had no right to express his opinion on the legality of declaring the Local Government election JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said yesterday if there was any issue with regard to the declaration of the election, it should be resolved in the Courts.
No caste based LG wards: Delimitation Commission
The Delimitation Commission received numerous requests for retention of caste-based demarcations of electoral wards of the local authorities but they were not entertained, an official said.
China tensions boost defense industry at Philippines' Subic Bay
SUBIC, Philippines -- Rising tensions with China are creating a business opportunity for Philippine officials looking to revive U.S. defense industry activity at the former American naval base in Subic Bay.
George Soros' claims of Adani-Modi link spark uproar in India
NEW DELHI -- Billionaire George Soros has kicked up a storm in India by predicting that the Adani crisis "will significantly weaken" Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "stranglehold" on government.
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Failure to prevent violence after May 9: Wasantha Karannagoda report tabled in Court
The report of the Board of Inquiry prepared by a three-member-committee headed by Admiral of Fleet Wasantha Karannagoda to ascertain lapses by the armed forces and state intelligence services during the recent incident of violence was today filed before the Court of Appeal.
Interim Order preventing collecting Personal Income Tax from judges further extended
The Court of Appeal today further extended its interim order preventing Justice Ministry officials from deducting the Advance Personal Income Tax (APIT) from the monthly salaries of the High Court Judges and judges of Judicial Service Association until March 1.
UN Human Rights Committee to review Sri Lanka
As part of the regular reviews by the Committee of 18 independent international experts, the UN Human Rights Committee will hold its upcoming session from February 27 to March 24, to review Sri Lanka and five other countries.
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Sri Lanka’s debt to be discussed among G 20 finance ministers in India
Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring process is to be discussed among finance ministers and Central Bank Governors of the Group of 20 (G 20) when they meet tomorrow in Bengaluru, India, Daily Mirror learns.
Customs seized illict fags worth Rs.487mn
Officers attached to the Revenue Supervision Division of the Sri Lanka Customs Department today seized an illegally imported contraband of cigarettes worth Rs. 487 million.
BoI to sign Mannar, Pooneryn Wind Projects with India’s Adani today
The Board of Investment (BOI) will sign an agreement with India’s Adani Group to construct a 250 Mega Watt Wind Project in Mannar and a 100 Mega Watt Wind Project in Pooneryn today evening, the Daily Mirror learns.
IHP SLOTS Voting Intentions January 2023: NPP/JVP-SJB running neck-and-neck: No party dominates
The latest Sri Lanka Opinion Tracker Survey (SLOTS) polling in January 2023 shows the NPP/JVP and SJB running neck-and-neck nationally in General Election voting intentions amongst likely voters at 32% and 31% each respectively. Both are well ahead of the SLPP, UNP and SLFP, but neither clears more than one-third of voters, and the difference between them is within the margin of error.