Sri Lanka holds talks with Germany to get rescue helicopters

Special commodity levy on sugar increased by Rs 1.75/kg

The Special Commodity Levy (SCL) of cents 0.25/kg imposed on imported sugar has been increased by Rs 1.75/kg from midnight Thursday (15). Accordingly, the Gazette extraordinary to effect the increase of this levy to Rs 2.00/kg has been issued by the Trade and Investment Department of the Treasury, the Ministry of Finance said. Meanwhile,?a Special commodity levy of Rs 15/kg has also been imposed on imported raw sugar also from midnight Wednesday as the locally produced raw sugar is coming to th

16 Sep, 2016

Biswal holds talks with Tamil diaspora on reconciliation

US Assistant Secretary of State Nisha Biswal had talks with the Tamil diaspora on the reconciliation process in Sri Lanka Assistant Secretary for Human Rights Tom Malinowski also attended the discussion. The discussion was held with the Global Tamil Forum (GTF), a?leading Tamil diaspora group. GTF President , Father S.J. Emmanuel and other leading GTF members including Suren Surendiran attended the talks. The GTF said that its delegates representing the US, UK, Canada, Australia and Germany m

17 Sep, 2016

India and Sri Lanka sign MoU to support fishermen

India and Sri Lanka today signed an MoU to support livelihood of the fishing and farming communities in Hambantota district. The MoU was signed at the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development by Y.K. Sinha, High Commissioner of India and Ms. W.M.M.R. Adikari, Secretary, Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development in the presence of Mahinda Amaraweera, Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development. The project envisages gift of equipment and tools such as gr

15 Sep, 2016