Suspect arrested with foreign liquor valued at over Rs 50 million

Sri Lanka re-exports another 45 containers with waste to UK

Sri Lanka today re-exported another 45 containers with waste to the United Kingdom (UK). The containers were part of 263 containers imported to Sri Lanka in 2019. Hayleys Free Zone Ltd. said that the waste had been brought to Sri Lanka from the United Kingdom. Under the BASEL Convention, it is a direct violation to import waste between two countries, and as a result, under the initiative of the Central Environmental Authority and the Sri Lanka Customs, action had been taken to re-export the r

21 Feb, 2022

Urgent meeting summoned as Sri Lanka looks down the barrel

By Easwaran Rutnam An urgent meeting has been called for this evening (Tuesday) to discuss the energy crisis as Sri Lanka looks down the barrel with fuel stocks running out and daily power cuts being enforced. A senior Cabinet Minister told Daily Mirror last night that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has summoned an urgent meeting this evening to discuss the energy crisis. The meeting is scheduled to take place at 5pm this evening at the Presidential Secretariat. Speaking on the condition of ano

22 Feb, 2022

Special Goods and Services Tax Bill inconsistent with Constitution

The Supreme Court has ruled that the Special Goods and Services Tax Bill is inconsistent with the Constitution. Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana told Parliament today that he had received the determination of the court in respect of the Bill titled ?Special Goods and Services Tax? which was challenged in the Supreme Court in terms of Article 121(1) of the Constitution. The Supreme Court has determined that in terms of Article 120 read with 123 of the Constitution, Clauses 2, 3 and 4 of the Bil

22 Feb, 2022