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US donates 500,000 Rapid Diagnostic Test kits to Sri Lanka

The United States donated 500,000 Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) kits as part of its commitment to support Sri Lanka?s fight against COVID-19. These tests, worth 300 million Sri Lankan rupees (USD 1.5 million), were delivered to the Sri Lanka Ministry of Health through the United States Government?s development arm, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). These?RDTs come in addition to over 1.5 million Moderna vaccines the American people donated to Sri Lanka on Friday, July 16. ?

22 Jul, 2021

Sri Lanka fined for slow over-rate in second ODI against India

Sri Lanka have been fined 20 per cent of their match fees for maintaining a slow over-rate against India in the second ODI in Colombo on Tuesday. Ranjan Madugalle of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanction after Dasun Shanaka?s side was ruled to be one over short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration. In accordance with Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to minimum over-rate off

22 Jul, 2021

Government suffers major losses as a result of tax irregularities

The Government suffered major financial losses as a result of tax irregularities by the Customs Department. The Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) observed that when the Toyota Hilux Smart Cabs were imported by the Customs Department, levying the customs duties intended for single cabs, the Government suffered a loss of Rs 3 billion at Rs 01 million each for 3000 vehicles. The Committee observed that a large amount of tax income is lost to the government due to the tax irregularities occurred

21 Jul, 2021