News Room : UK’s Ranil resigns – The Island
Ranil Jayawardena has quit his post as UK Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, after six weeks, as new PM Rishi Sunak took over the reins. The MP for North East Hampshire, Ranil Jayawardena, replaced George Eustice, on Sept. 6. It is currently unclear who Sunak will choose to appoint to the now-vacant role. In his resignation letter,...
News Room : Electricity bill up by 2.5%
The public utilities commission yesterday (26) said that the monthly electricity bill would be subjected to the Social Security contribution levy. in terms of the new law, the monthly electricity bill would be increased by 2.5 percent, effective October.
News Room : Effective supply chain management benefits end-consumer: CB Governor
By Sanath Nanayakkare It was encouraging to see the benefits of effective supply chain management had enabled the end-consumer to buy quality fresh produce and other essential food products at reasonable prices, today, compared to decades ago, Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe said at Akuregoda, Pelawatte yesterday. The Governor said so delivering the keynote address as the Chief Guest at...
News Room : UN endures, but in the shadow of big powers – The Island
By Uditha Devapriya In my essay on H. D. Premaratne, I pointed out that Premaratne and Vasantha Obeyesekere were responsible for much of the changes that swept through the Sinhala cinema in the 1970s. Basically, they helped shatter the distinction that had prevailed until then between an artistic and a commercial cinema. Both directors focused a common set of issues:...
News Room : Protestors throw cake on King Charles
Activists have thrown cake into the face of King Charles's waxwork at London's Madame Tussauds. Video footage posted on social media showed two protesters wearing Just Stop Oil T-shirts throwing cake in the King's face. The Metropolitan Police said four people had been arrested for criminal damage. Madame Tussauds said: "At approximately 10.50 am today (24 Oct), protestors entered the...
News Room : Ranil steps down!
Sri Lankan-origin British MP Ranil Jayawardena has resigned from his role as Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ahead of a to-be-expected cabinet reshuffling following the appointment of the UK's new Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak. "I know that you wish for a new team to join you in HM Government, so I write to stand aside," he...
News Room : EUR 7 mn EU funding for Mediation Boards – The Island
Tax evasion: By Shamindra Ferdinando SLPP MP Mahindananda Aluthgamage yesterday (25) said the Finance Ministry owed an explanation regarding its failure to regulate chartered accountants to increase state revenue. The former minister said so when The Island asked whether the Finance Ministry had cared to verify accusations he made in Parliament on 20 Sept., about large-scale tax evasion and the role played...
News Room : PAFFREL wants Speaker to act – The Island
Tax evasion: By Shamindra Ferdinando SLPP MP Mahindananda Aluthgamage yesterday (25) said the Finance Ministry owed an explanation regarding its failure to regulate chartered accountants to increase state revenue. The former minister said so when The Island asked whether the Finance Ministry had cared to verify accusations he made in Parliament on 20 Sept., about large-scale tax evasion and the role played...
News Room : Accusations reiterated, explanation sought from FM – The Island
Tax evasion: By Shamindra Ferdinando SLPP MP Mahindananda Aluthgamage yesterday (25) said the Finance Ministry owed an explanation regarding its failure to regulate chartered accountants to increase state revenue. The former minister said so when The Island asked whether the Finance Ministry had cared to verify accusations he made in Parliament on 20 Sept., about large-scale tax evasion and the role played...
News Room : Committee on Public Finance approves four out of five Gazettes – The Island
Tax evasion: By Shamindra Ferdinando SLPP MP Mahindananda Aluthgamage yesterday (25) said the Finance Ministry owed an explanation regarding its failure to regulate chartered accountants to increase state revenue. The former minister said so when The Island asked whether the Finance Ministry had cared to verify accusations he made in Parliament on 20 Sept., about large-scale tax evasion and the role played...