The “Inland Revenue (Amendment)bill seeks to change the status quo of the 14% tax rate on superannuation funds – the largest of which is the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) – by increasing the tax rate to 30%.
MP Patali Champika Ranawaka has drawn attention to the issue of overlapping responsibilities among various parliamentary committees, raising pertinent concerns about its impact on the legislative process.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe will visit China on October 16, 17 and 17 and hold talks with Chinese leaders including President Xi Jinping, Daily Mirror learns.
On behalf of the Government of Sri Lanka, the Ministry of Defence has categorically refuted the allegations by the UK's Chanel 4 over the Easter Sunday attacks and reiterates the government's unwavering commitment to the truth, justice, and the well-being of the nation, said a statement by Sri Lanka's Ministry of Defence.
Anuradhapura Football League president Dacshitha Sumathipala says that the decision taken by the Election Committee and Appeals Committee to reject the nomination of four people including himself for the Football Sri Lanka (FSL) elections is unacceptable.
In the wake of the incident where the only consultant anaesthetist at the Embilipitiya District General Hospital had left the hospital without prior notice, the Health Ministry said stringent actions will be taken against doctors who travel overseas without prior notice.
Claiming that there are reports of children and women being mostly used for begging, State Minister Geetha Kumarasinghe said steps will be taken to curb this practice.
Fresh allegations on Lasantha Wickrematunge assassination surface from C4 film on SL Easter bombings
The government views the latest Channel 4 film as a work of drama ahead of the session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and therefore advocates a constrained response to the allegations raised in it regarding the Easter Sunday attack, Daily Mirror learns.
Sri Lanka expects to forge major deals in its debt restructuring this month as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) conducts the first review of its USD 3 billion loan program.