Production tax on several products increased

G20 likely to note impact of debt on countries like Sri Lanka

The Group of 20 major economies are likely to take note of the impact debt issues was having on countries like Sri Lanka. Reuters reported that the leaders of the Group of 20 major economies will express concern about the ?deteriorating debt situation? facing some vulnerable middle-income countries, and call on all official and private creditors to respond swiftly to requests for debt treatment. A draft of the G20 leaders declaration seen by Reuters includes far stronger language about debt is

15 Nov, 2022

Danushka returns to court as new details emerge

Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka has returned to court a day before he asks it to review his bail conditions. The 31-year-old is behind bars on remand after being charged with four counts of sexual intercourse without consent. He was excused from appearing in Sydney Downing Centre Local Court on Wednesday when the court was told there was a subpoena to obtain digital material from a government agency. Magistrate Robert Williams granted access to a USB containing files of interest. T

16 Nov, 2022

Japan to provide security footage related to death of Sri Lankan

The Japanese Government has informed the Nagoya District Court that it will submit security camera footage as evidence in a lawsuit over the death of a Sri Lankan woman at an immigration facility in Japan, a legal representative of her bereaved family revealed. Wishma Sandamali died at the Nagoya Regional Immigration Services Bureau in March 2021 at age 33. The video to be submitted is approximately five hours of footage that was disclosed to the bereaved family during procedures to preserve e

15 Nov, 2022