Dayasiri appears before the CID over funds received from Arjun

Cigarette prices to go up by Rs. 7 from today

The price of a cigarette is?to go up by Rs. 7 from today, the Ministry of Finance announced. Last week the Government said Cabinet had approved imposing the 15% VAT increase on the price of cigarettes. The production tax on?cigarettes had also been increased by Rs. 5 per?cigarette since last week. Meanwhile, the Finance Ministry said that a beer manufacturing company in the country which was fully affected by the recent flood has been provided the opportunity to import beer with taxes and oth

04 Oct, 2016

Jayantha Samaraweera, Sarath Weerawansa further remanded

United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) Parliamentarian?Jayantha Samaraweera?and UPFA MP Wimal Weerawansa’s brother?Sarath Weerawansa were today further remanded till October 10. Samaraweera?and Weerawansa were arrested recently over allegations of misuse of Government vehicles.

05 Oct, 2016

Switzerland signs deal with Sri Lanka to repatriate refugees

Swiss Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga and Sri Lankan Interior Minister Seneviratne Bandara Nawinne have signed a bilateral immigration treaty in Colombo. It will cover, among other things, the repatriation of Sri Lankans who have to leave Switzerland,?swissinfo reported. Sommaruga, who is on a three-day visit to Sri Lanka, said the agreement would basically enshrine the current practice. ?What we are codifying with this immigration agreement are the formalities on how the repatriations a

04 Oct, 2016