News Room : Taxpayer friendly Inland Revenue Dept. urgent need – The Island
Many compliant taxpayers have expressed their frustration with the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) for insisting that the Return of Income for the year of...
News Room : Now is the time to rethink trade – The Island
by Prof. Chanaka Jayawardhena,Professor of Marketing, University of Surrey, UK.Chanaka.j@gmail.com Sri Lanka finds itself at a crossroads. The devastation caused by Cyclone Fengal, which displaced...
News Room : 55 vulnerable Sri Lankans evacuated from Lebanon – The Island
By Shamindra Ferdinando The newly elected National People’s Power (NPP) government intends to restructure the existing Sectoral Oversight Committees (SOCs) meant to examine Bills except...
News Room : Mafia behind coconut shortage – Trade Minister
111 Trade Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe said in Parliament yesterday that there is a mafia behind the prevailing coconut shortage in the local market. He said that...
News Room : Vote on Account allocates monies for four months
97 The Government’s Interim Vote on Account seeking Parliament’s approval to spend Rs. 1,403 billion from January 1, 2025 to April 30, 2025 for maintaining...
News Room : President’s and former President Ranil’s allocations same – MP Kabir
155 Kegalle District SJB MP Kabir Hashim yesterday accused the Government citing that the budget of Presidents Ranil Wickremesinghe and Anura Kumara Dissanayake are the...
News Room : People have volunteered to pay their taxes – Minister Sunil Handunnetti
107 Industry and Entrepreneurship Development Minister Sunil Handunnetti said in Parliament yesterday that the people of this country have volunteered to pay their taxes. He said...
News Room : Sri Lanka’s pace ace on brink of 100 Test wickets glory – The Island
Bangladesh posted their first Test win in the West Indies in 15 years when they beat the hosts by 101 runs in Jamaica. It...
News Room : Sathosa to sell rice at Rs. 220 per kilo
98 Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Co-operative Development Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe told Parliament yesterday that action will be taken to sell 200,000 kilograms of rice...
News Room : President’s Policy statement passed without division
125 The resolution on the Statement of the Government Policy presented by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Parliament on November 21 was passed unanimously in...