News Room : Poetry collection The Return to Life launched at Jaffna Public Library
A poetry collection in Tamil The Return to Life (வாழ்க்கைக்குத் திரும்புதல்) by poet and writer Kirishanth Sivasubramaniyam was officially launched recently at the auditorium of the Jaffna Public Library. The event was organised by the Kumarathevan Reader Circle and presided over by T. Selvamanoharan, Lecturer at the Department of Hindu Philosophy, University of Jaffna. Guest speeches were delivered by...
News Room : Police speed detecters out of order, no purchases made since 2016
70 Police officers have reported that many traffic speed measuring devices used to detect those who drive at excessive speeds are currently detective. This has made it difficult to apprehend drivers who break speed limits. A senior Police officer mentioned that there are only one or two functional speed measuring devices available per district.The National Audit Office highlighted that since purchasing...
News Room : Two Arrested for Beating Dog to Death in Viral Video
Two individuals have been arrested following the circulation of a video on social media showing a dog being brutally beaten with a stick by two men. The dog’s owner lodged a complaint with the Akmeemana Police Station on 18 December 2024, stating that her dog was attacked by two individuals on 11 December 2024. The dog succumbed to its injuries...
News Room : President announces PAYE tax reductions – The Island
Imputed rental tax to be implemented in 2025 Withholding tax increased from 5% to 10% President Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday told Parliament that the PAYE tax threshold be increased from Rs. 100,000 to Rs. 150,000. “We held discussions with the IMF and were able to raise the tax threshold from Rs. 100,000 to Rs. 150,000 per month,” President Dissanayake said. President Dissanayake said...
News Room : Sajith tables his educational qualifications in Parliament – The Island
Imputed rental tax to be implemented in 2025 Withholding tax increased from 5% to 10% President Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday told Parliament that the PAYE tax threshold be increased from Rs. 100,000 to Rs. 150,000. “We held discussions with the IMF and were able to raise the tax threshold from Rs. 100,000 to Rs. 150,000 per month,” President Dissanayake said. President Dissanayake said...
News Room : Massive fraud in purchase of rapid antigen test kits – Minister
121 Chief Government Whip and Health and Media Minister, Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa stated in Parliament yesterday that the Health Ministry is investigating fraud committed in the purchase of rapid antigen test kits during the COVID period. The Minister also said that Parliament will be informed about the details of this fraud in the future. The Minister revealed that a company that was...
News Room : No sub-standard rice will be allowed into the country – Minister
113 Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe told Parliament yesterday (18) that not even one grain of rice unfit for human consumption will be allowed to be imported into the country. The Minister said that considering the recent shortage of rice in the market and the increase in rice prices, it was decided to import rice...
News Room : Sajith submits academic qualifications to Parliament
145 Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday submitted his educational qualifications to Parliament. Presenting his academic certificates, the Opposition Leader said he began his primary education at St. Bridget’s Convent in Colombo and moved to St. Thomas’ Preparatory School, and then Royal College, Colombo. He also pointed out that he had not sat for the GCE Ordinary Level Examination in Sri Lanka, as...
News Room : Harsha appointed COPF Chairman – DailyNews
87 Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Parliamentarian Harsha de Silva has been appointed as the Chairman of the Committee on Public Finance (COPF). The Parliamentary Select Committee, which convened on Tuesday (17), appointed members to the Committee on Public Finance in accordance with Standing Order 121 of Parliament and the resolution passed by Parliament on December 6, 2024. Subsequently, MP Harsha...
News Room : Washington to step up crackdown on China Telecom’s US unit
The U.S. Commerce Department is moving to crack down further against the U.S. unit of China Telecom ( 601728.SS ), allowing Beijing to exploit access to American data through its U.S. cloud and Internet businesses, a source told Reuters. The source confirmed a New York Times report that last week the department sent China Telecom Americas a preliminary determination that...