Interdicted Magistrate Thilina Gamage acquitted

Colombo High Court issues notice on Rajitha Senaratne

The Colombo High Court today issued notice on former Minister Rajitha Senaratne to appear in court on 17 January. A revision application filed against an order issued by the Colombo Chief Magistrate Court to grant bail to former Minister Rajitha Senaratne, is to be supported on 17 January. The Attorney General (AG) had filed a revised application in court against the court order to grant bail to Senaratne. Senaratne, who was arrested and kept under detention at a private hospital over a ?whit

13 Jan, 2020

Speaker says leaked telephone recordings misuse of technology

Speaker Karu Jayasuriya says telephone recordings of private conversations leaked to the media recently is a misuse of technology. He said that while new technology is good for a country, misusing that technology harms society. Jayasuriya was commenting on telephone recordings of private conversations involving United National Party (UNP) Parliamentarian Ranjan Ramanayake being leaked to the media. The Speaker’s office quoted him as saying that mobile telephones and other communication medium

13 Jan, 2020

CAA, IRD to monitor failure to implement tax concessions

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has instructed the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) and the Inland Revenue Department to closely monitor the failure by anyone to implement tax concessions announced by the Government. The Government had announced major tax concessions, including the reduction of the VAT tax and the cancellation of the NBT tax, Debit tax, PAYE tax and withholding tax on interest. The Cabinet of Ministers had in November decided to cut the Value Added Tax (VAT) from 15% to 8%. The c

13 Jan, 2020