News Room : Sajith tables his educational qualifications in Parliament – The Island
Imputed rental tax to be implemented in 2025 Withholding tax increased from 5% to 10% President Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday told Parliament that the PAYE tax threshold be increased from Rs. 100,000 to Rs. 150,000. “We held discussions with the IMF and were able to raise the tax threshold from Rs. 100,000 to Rs. 150,000 per month,” President Dissanayake said. President Dissanayake said...
News Room : Massive fraud in purchase of rapid antigen test kits – Minister
121 Chief Government Whip and Health and Media Minister, Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa stated in Parliament yesterday that the Health Ministry is investigating fraud committed in the purchase of rapid antigen test kits during the COVID period. The Minister also said that Parliament will be informed about the details of this fraud in the future. The Minister revealed that a company that was...
News Room : No sub-standard rice will be allowed into the country – Minister
113 Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe told Parliament yesterday (18) that not even one grain of rice unfit for human consumption will be allowed to be imported into the country. The Minister said that considering the recent shortage of rice in the market and the increase in rice prices, it was decided to import rice...
News Room : Sajith submits academic qualifications to Parliament
145 Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday submitted his educational qualifications to Parliament. Presenting his academic certificates, the Opposition Leader said he began his primary education at St. Bridget’s Convent in Colombo and moved to St. Thomas’ Preparatory School, and then Royal College, Colombo. He also pointed out that he had not sat for the GCE Ordinary Level Examination in Sri Lanka, as...
News Room : Harsha appointed COPF Chairman – DailyNews
87 Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Parliamentarian Harsha de Silva has been appointed as the Chairman of the Committee on Public Finance (COPF). The Parliamentary Select Committee, which convened on Tuesday (17), appointed members to the Committee on Public Finance in accordance with Standing Order 121 of Parliament and the resolution passed by Parliament on December 6, 2024. Subsequently, MP Harsha...
News Room : Washington to step up crackdown on China Telecom’s US unit
The U.S. Commerce Department is moving to crack down further against the U.S. unit of China Telecom ( 601728.SS ), allowing Beijing to exploit access to American data through its U.S. cloud and Internet businesses, a source told Reuters. The source confirmed a New York Times report that last week the department sent China Telecom Americas a preliminary determination that...
News Room : Sri Lanka to Offer Visa-Free Entry to 34 Countries from January
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vijitha Herath, has provided an update on the country’s strategic efforts to revitalize its tourism sector, which has faced unprecedented challenges in recent years due to the Easter Sunday attacks, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the economic crisis. Speaking at the India Foundation Program, Herath stated, “We too had such a big tourism before the Easter Sunday...
News Room : England romp to 286-run victory as Bell chimes in South Africa collapse – The Island
England have won their first Test in 10 years and as many matches by beating South Africa by 286 ruLauren ns in Bloemfontein. They dismissed South Africa for 64 in their second innings, their lowest Test total after setting them a target of 351. Lauren Bell, who registered a career-best 4 for 49 in the first innings, rewrote her own...
News Room : Dottin, Matthews make easy work of India in series-levelling win
West Indies levelled the T20I series in style, with captain Hayley Mathews at the forefront of a robust batting performance in a nine-wicket thrashing. Matthews hit an unbeaten 85, courtesy 17 fours, just four less than India’s 21, to help West Indies break a sequence of nine straight T20I losses to India. Matthews’ brilliance helped cover for a shoddy fielding...
News Room : Has ‘Compass’ lost direction? – The Island
I wish to share with your wide readership how the poor and disabled people are helped in the UK. Before that, on a glowing note, Sri Lanka’s was portrayed in the best possible light through Alexander Armstrong’s recent three-part series on Sri Lanka. On top of this achievement, Sri Lanka has also been recognised as the 5th best country...