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Mahinda accuses Government of using taxes to survive

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa claims the Government?is attempting?to find money for their political survival through increased taxes on the very people they deceived in order to win power. Rajapaksa accused the Government of engaging in another cynical trick and?deception and urged the public to rise up as one against the impending tax increases. “No state can exist without taxes. A Government needs revenue to carry out its functions and taxes are charged not only on the incomes of the ri

28 Apr, 2016

Fire in box forced SriLankan airlines flight to return to Changi

A SriLankan Airlines flight made to return to Changi Airport for “security reasons” two weeks ago did so because a checked-in box had caught fire, injuring a baggage handler, said the Singapore police in a statement on Thursday (April 28), the Straits Times reported. The box contained a culinary butane torch belonging to five Sri Lankan men who had been in Singapore for a cooking competition. Such torches are classified as dangerous goods under aviation laws. Police received a call informing t

28 Apr, 2016

Media Minister rejects statement made by his Secretary

Media Minister Gayantha Karunathilaka has rejected a statement made by his new secretary?Nimal Bopage on using the term ‘joint opposition’ in the media. Karunathilaka said that the Government does not endorse the views made by his secretary. Bopage had urged the media not to give recognition to the term?’joint opposition’. (Colombo? Gazette)

28 Apr, 2016