Excise revenue on the decline
Excise revenue has dropped 12.2 percent in the first two months of 2023, said the Excise Department.
Excise revenue has dropped 12.2 percent in the first two months of 2023, said the Excise Department.
Senior DIG Deshabandu Tennakoon is likely to succeed IGP C.D. Wickramaratne who is due to retire on March 26, according to government sources.
SJB media spokesman S.M. Marikkar has urged the government to implement the tax policy introduced in 2019 by the then finance minister, the late Mangala Samaraweera.
Courts have mediated in the transfer of ownership of four luxury vehicles that belonged to the late chief incumbent of Atamasthana, Ven. Pallegama Siriniwasa Thera.
Labour minister Manusha Nanayakkara alleges trade union leaders use women for their political gains.
Deputy leader of the UNP Akila Viraj Kariyawasam has described K.D. Lalkantha as a ‘progressive figure’ in the NPP over his rejection of strikes.
Local election monitor People's Action for Fair and Free Elections (PAFFREL) said the prevailing situation does not allow the holding of the local government polls on April 25.
Commissioners and secretaries of local government bodies are to be vested with the task of running LG bodies once their term ends on March 19, confirms Local Government Ministry sources.
A writ petition has been filed in the court of appeal seeking an order for the protection of the life of Nadun Chinthaka Karunaratne alias ‘Harak Kata’.
Online booking of seats in long-distance SLTB buses is now available.