Monk marries using false name

Private bus operators on several routes strike

Private bus operators on several routes launched a strike this morning, the Lanka Private bus Operators Association said. Private buses operating along the Kirillawala to?Fort route as well as the Kadawatta to Fort, Gampaha to?Colombo and Nittambuwa to?Colombo route took part in the strike.

31 Oct, 2016

Moody’s says VAT hike will keep IMF program on track

The Moody’s rating agency says the amendments to the value added tax (VAT) bill, which will increase the VAT tax rate to 15% from 11%, will pave the way for higher government revenues and adherence to International Monetary Fund (IMF) program commitments. Moody’s says the move is positive because a higher VAT rate will facilitate fiscal consolidation by strengthening Sri Lanka?s low revenue-toGDP ratio, which is a key credit constraint. The Government originally implemented the VAT hike in May

31 Oct, 2016

Former Indian Judge to back campaign against Sri Lanka

Former Judge of the High Court of Madras, K P Sivasubramaniam is to file a communication with the UN Human Rights Committee that the 6th Amendment to the Sri Lankan Constitution is a violation of freedom of speech and conscience guaranteed in Articles 18 and 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. He is to be part of a campaign led by the Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam (TGTE), a pro-LTTE diaspora group in the US. Former US Attorney General Ramsey Clark is also

30 Oct, 2016