It is not mandatory for Sri Lankans studying abroad and dual citizens to obtain a Tax Identification Number (TIN), said the Deputy Commissioner General of the Inland Revenue Department – Mr. B.K. Saman Shantha.
The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has neither decided on a candidate or whether the party will put forward a candidate for the upcoming Presidential Election, the SLPP leader and former President Mahinda Rajapaksa said.
Hundreds of Sri Lankan women who lost their jobs after a factory chain in Jordan was shut down over a month ago are unable to either return home or find shelter due to lack of capacity of their country's mission.
The 2011 group of Rahula Vidyalaya in Matara held its annual meeting and get-together at Grand Navro Hotel on 13 January.
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested Mahinda Kodituwakku, the self-proclaimed ‘Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva’ at Pannipitiya a short while ago.
NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake has called for a new national awakening against the ring of thieves who keep on provoking racism and other differences for their survival.
SJB’s S.M. Marikkar questions the UNP’s announcements with regard timeframes for elections and says the Election Commission is the sole authority empowered to do so.
Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa has explained the vast differences between his SJB and the UNP.
The prices of locally-manufactured medicines will go up by more than 20 per cent within the next two months as the machinery used and packaging material are not exempted from VAT, producers said.
The Ministry of Finance, Economic Stabilisation, and National Policies has issued a circular pertaining to controlling the expenditure of state institutions, including overtime payments, travel allowances, and welfare, in parallel to the 2024 Budget.
