LECO faulted on charging social security levy
Lanka Electricity Company (LECO) is now charging the double of the stipulated 2.5 per cent social security levy, consumers complain.
Lanka Electricity Company (LECO) is now charging the double of the stipulated 2.5 per cent social security levy, consumers complain.
A supplementary measles immunization campaign began in four districts today (06) following a surge in cases.
Vehicle importers have alerted the public to a risk of double-taxation on the sale of registered vehicles under the new tax policy.
With a continuing decline in her population growth, Sri Lanka’s total number of inhabitants by 2027 will be close to 23.1 million, said professor emeritus (demography) Indralal de Silva of University of Colombo.
The public will have easier access to obtain their taxpayer identification numbers through the respective divisional secretariat, said state finance minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya.
Electricity tariffs will be reduced by around 50 per cent before the end of this month, said CEB spokesman Noel Priyantha.
The Well-wishers of Tamils in Sri Lanka (WTSL) has emphasized the importance of transparency, consultation, and consensus-building across all sectors of the Tamil polity and the broader community if the proposed 'National Conversation’ is to bring about the envisaged “inter-religious understanding, harmony, peace and reconciliation, and equality and prosperity to all peoples of Sri Lanka.
CEB employees have warned of stronger action as they held three days of protests against an act to restructure the institution.
Two Tamil women activists were taken into custody yesterday (05) as they attempted to meet president Ranil Wickremesinghe who is now touring the north.
An investigation has been ordered into a reported intrusive stop and search of two youths by the police at Kollupitiya junction.