One key proposal by President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who is also running for re-election, is to change personal income tax, currently levied at between 6%-36%, to provide relief to professionals. If he wins, the proposal is likely to be outlined in Sri Lanka's next interim...
These findings provide additional information about adolescent health issues in Sri Lanka. The desire for additional support with feelings of being down and depressed and interest in more information about reproductive health issues can serve as a basis for designing preventive health services for this ...
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s state-run Board of Investment (BOI) has digitized some of its fee collection process and gate passes from Friday (10), in a move to ensure minimal human intervention and enhance the transparency, it said. The Central Verification Division of the BOI will digitize ...
In recent days the NSC was exposed to intelligence regarding intentions to commit a terror attack on Israelis, particularly in Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka. Israelis are called to immediately leave the area of Arugam Bay and the southern and western coasts of the Island. Read more...
COLOMBO, May 12 (Xinhua) -- A local court in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka, on Thursday issued a travel ban on former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and others over investigations into violent clashes which erupted on Monday. The Fort Magistrate's Court issued the travel ban notice on...
COLOMBO, May 12 (Xinhua) -- A local court in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka, on Thursday issued a travel ban on former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and others over investigations into violent clashes which erupted on Monday. The Fort Magistrate's Court issued the travel ban notice on...
Japan, UN Women support 600 women-led micro enterprises in Sri Lanka The project supports women-led micro-enterprises in Ampara, Colombo, Moneragala, Mullaitivu and Vavuniya. January 24, 20242 min read Sri Lanka's returning female migrant workers don't plan for long-term sustainability: study...
Topic: ISSUES RELATED ON TIME DELIVERY OF TEXT BOOKS AMONG THE SCHOOL STUDENTS BY THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION SERVICES INTRODUCTION Sri Lanka is one of the...
India’s involvement in Sri Lanka’s upcoming presidential election has added another layer of complexity. India is seen as attempting to influence the election through Sri Lanka’s Tamil political parties, particularly those representing the Tamil population living in the central regions of the countr...
Sri Lanka (earlier Ceylon) inherited some maritime issues right from the time it got its independence in 1948. Although Sri Lanka and India drew up their maritime boundaries in accordance with two agreements made in 1974 and 1976, a number of issues have surfaced since then. Th e aim of ...