FSP Propaganda Secretary Nagamuwa arrested and released on bail

Retirement age for civil officers amended to 60 years

The retirement age for civil officers has been amended to 60 years with effect from 01 January 2023. A gazette notice in this regard has been issued by Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena in his capacity as the Minister of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government. The gazette states that the Minutes on Pensions, which is amended from time to time has been further amended by removing Section 17 entirely and substituting it with a new Section. The new Section

06 Dec, 2022

COPF finds only 4 casinos paying taxes

The Committee on Public Finance (COPF) has found that only 4 out of 7 casinos registered in Sri Lanka are paying taxes. Chairman of the Committee on Public Finance?Dr. Harsha de Silva said that the Inland Revenue Department had visited the registered addresses of some of the casinos but found that there was no casino. He said that it was later found that some of these casinos are operating online as a result of which a tax cannot be charged. Dr. Harsha de Silva told Parliament that before new

06 Dec, 2022

Minister insists no move to legalise cannabis

State Minister of Indigenous Medicine Promotion, Sisira Jayakody, today insisted that there was no move to legalise cannabis. Responding to a question raised in Parliament today, Jayakody said that a Cabinet paper has not been prepared to legalise cannabis. However, the opposition accused the Minister of contradicting a statement made by President Ranil Wickremesinghe on legalising cannabis for export. Opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) General Secretary Ranjith Madduma Bandara said that

06 Dec, 2022