News Room : Protests and economy
Friday 4th November, 2022 Sri Lankan business leaders made a fervent appeal to the Opposition and trade unions ahead of Wednesday’s protest march, but it went unheeded. They requested that the protest be cancelled, given its economic cost. Their concerns should be appreciated, and their views taken on board because the task of reviving the economy will be unattainable without...
News Room : WHT without waste and worry
The present draft tax proposals states that the introduction of With Holding Tax (WHT) would be only an advanced deduction, and the Payees will be subjected to file Tax returns each year and make the balance payments, over and above the WHT percentage, if they are liable to do so. In effect, all those whose income will be more...
News Room : SJB General Secretary reveals the secret story of the conspiracy that caused chaos in yesterday’s protest! They did the work by sneaking in a group including...
Sajaba General Secretary Ranjith Maddumabandara said that a group including a local member of a certain party caused disturbances during yesterday’s protest. He pointed out that a group of people entered the protest and tried to disrupt it. The post SJB General Secretary reveals the secret story of the conspiracy that caused chaos in yesterday’s protest! They did the work by...
News Room : The video where Dayasiri was ready to break the barrier yesterday! (VIDEO)
During yesterday's protest, there was an exchange of words between former minister Dayasiri Jayasekara and police officers. Below is the conversation Mr. Jayasekara had with the police officers who were blocking the road The post The video where Dayasiri was ready to break the barrier yesterday! (VIDEO) appeared first on Mawratanews.lk | Sri Lanka Latest Sinhala News and Headlines.
News Room : Lack of commonsense in political ideology placed Argentina in poor state this could happen to us – SL academic
Sri Lankan academic Dr. Thurairajah posted a tweet with an oration. Another Sri Lankan academic predicts Sri Lanka to go bankrupt again and again; just like Argentina. is appended below Sri Lankan academic predicts Sri Lanka to go bankrupt again and again; just like Argentina. Unbelievable!#SriLankaProtests #lka #SriLanka #Argentina #Zimbabwe pic.twitter.com/D8Hhz3Ufnl— Dr Thurairajah (@RubenThurairaj) November 2, 2022 The post Lack...
News Room : Army Commander accused of drunken behavior unbecoming of the post
Army Commander Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage is being accused of behaviour unbecoming for a head of an armed force by officers within the force itself following an incident which occurred last weekend. Eyewitnesses claim Liyanage was highly intoxicated and in an inebriated state during a lunch held following the Sri Lanka Army's Special Forces Regiment (SF) passing out parade held...
News Room : Parliament slow in implementing proposals – President
President Ranil Wickremesinghe pointed out that although the formation of the National Assembly has been concluded to bring far-reaching systematic changes, satisfactory progress has not been made with regard to other proposals. The President has indicated this in a letter to Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena on Thursday (3). The establishment of a National Assembly and the appointment of three committees related...
News Room : PTA used only in instances of extreme necessity
The sixth meeting of the European Union – Sri Lanka Working Group on Governance, Rule of Law and Human Rights issued a joint statement that said the Sri Lankan government informed them that the PTA has only been used in instances of extreme necessity. The organisation expressed its concern about the recent use of the PTA and said it also...
News Room : Namal Kumara arrested for sexual assault
Namal Kumara, the self-styled Director (Operations) of the Anti-Corruption Force has been arrested by the Warakapola Police over a sexual assualt allegation yesterday. He has since been released on bail. A video of Namal Kumara tied up to a chair with his wife standing by his side has gone viral on social media. In it a woman can be heard...
News Room : SWISS airlines to commence flights to Colombo
The SWISS international airline is set to commence flights to Colombo from next month onwards. Announcing the new flights, Minister of Tourism Harin Fernando said this will increase the number of tourists arriving in the country. KLM is also set to commence flights to Colombo from tomorrow.