Labour Minister calls for report on Brandix
Labour Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva has directed the Labour Commissioner to immediately submit him a report regarding allegations levelled by several trade unions against the Brandix management that the company had allegedly failed to follow safety and health protocols. Minister de Silva said he informed the trade unions to file a written complaint with the ministry to...
News Room : Notre-Dame Cathedral to miss first Christmas Mass
Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris will not hold a Christmas Mass for the first time in more than 200 years, as repair work continues following April's fire.Midnight Mass will still be celebrated on Christmas Eve, officials said, but it will take place at the nearby church of Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois.The 850-year-old Gothic cathedral, a Unesco World Heritage site, lost its spire...
News Room : Fuel prices to be reduced from tonight
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe stated that a decision has been taken to cut down the fuel prices with effect from midnight today. He announced this addressing today’s parliament session.Accordingly, the price of Lanka Auto Diesel will be reduced to Rs 101 and Super Diesel price will be cut down to Rs 121 and the prices of Octane 92 Petrol...
News Room : New Cabinet sworn in | Daily News
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News Room : Dinesh is the New Leader of the House
LocalTags: Online EditionMinister Dinesh Gunawardena has assumed duties as the New Leader of the House at his office in the Parliament. Monday, November 5, 2018 - 13:15
News Room : Ease of Doing Business : Sri Lanka shifts up 11 places
Sri Lanka rose 11 places in the World Bank’s 2019 Doing Business index. Sri Lanka is now ranked 100 among 190 economies in the ease of doing business. According to the latest World Bank annual ratings the island’s ease of doing business score, rating from 0 to 100 rose to 61.22 from 59.42 last year. A statement read that Sri Lanka carried...
News Room : Tax Cuts Galore!
Finally, a relief for the peopleLocalTags: Online EditionThe Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs announced several important economic policy changes and initiatives today to provide relief to the masses and revive the economy. Considering the high tax imposed on the Telecommunication services, the government has decided to reduce the Telecommunication Levy from 25% to 15%. The statement said that the Special Commodity...
News Room : Fuel Prices Slashed | Daily News
The retail price of fuel has been reduced effective from midnight today (November 11). The new price of Petrol 92 Octane will be Rupees. 145 and Auto Diesel will be Rupees. 116. The price of Petrol 92 Octane was previously at Rs. 155 and therefore has been reduced by Rs. 10. The price of Auto Diesel was previously at Rs. 123 and...
News Room : New Ministers Sworn In | Daily News
Several cabinet ministers were sworn in before President Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential Secretariat a short while ago. CABINET MINISTERS: Ministry of Defence, Law and Order and Youth Affairs - President Maithripala Sirisena Duminda Dissanayake sworn in as Minister of Irrigation, Water Resources and Disaster Management Dayasiri Jayasekara sworn in as Minister of Skills Development and Vocational Training STATE MINISTERS: Piyasena Gamage sworn as State...