Excise revenue drops with increase in illicit liquor production
Excise revenue is on the decline as illicit liquor is fast spreading in the island, said additional excise commissioner general Kapila Kumarasinghe.
Excise revenue is on the decline as illicit liquor is fast spreading in the island, said additional excise commissioner general Kapila Kumarasinghe.
The High Commission of India organised a special exhibition showcasing India’s rich Buddhist heritage to mark the sacred Esala Poya Day at Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo today (03).
A law will be adopted by parliament to guarantee a minimum nine per cent interest for contributions from the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) in the next three years, labour minister Manusha Nanayakkara said.
Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa was a notable absentee at the House debate and vote on the resolution on domestic debt restructuring (DDR).
Health minister Keheliya Rambukwella is to call for a report into the death of a woman at Ragama Hospital due to complications from a vaccine.
Secretary to the president Saman Ekanayake is to issue guidelines for state officials with regard to their participation at meetings of the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE), Committee on Public Finance (COPF) and other parliamentary committees.
The government is yet to consider a draft amendment that seeks a reconvening of the dissolved local government bodies, said state minister of local govt. Janaka Wakkumbura.
The Ministry of Labour alleges that neither the union leaders nor officers have provided asset liability statements within the granted period.
The representative of the (French) national financial prosecutor's office (PNF) has demanded a fine of 5 million euros against each of the "Siamese" companies Lycamobile France and Lycamobile Services, including a "display of the conviction on the door of each reseller" of the brand. The lawyers of the companies and their managers have denied any offense.
A draft amendment that seeks a reconvening of the dissolved local government bodies has been presented with approval from the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), said its initiator Jayantha Ketagoda.