State TV presenter sacked for being critical of Government

SC informed coal power plant will not be in Sampur

The Supreme Court (SC) was today informed the proposed coal power plant will not be constructed in Sampur. The Attorney General informed court that the Ministry of Power and Energy had taken this decision. Moves to construct a coal power plant in Sampur with Indian assistance drew strong objections from environmentalists and the public in the area. Environmental Foundation (Guarantee) Limited had filed a Fundamental Rights application in the Supreme Court objecting to the use of coal as a sou

13 Sep, 2016

Nasheed looks to Yahapalanaya model to remove Yameen

Former Maldives President?Mohammad Nasheed is looking at Sri Lanka’s ‘Yahapalanaya model’ to remove?Maldives President Abdulla Yameen. Nasheed told the Foreign Correspondents? Association of Sri Lanka through Skype that the ?restore democracy? movement wants to oust President Abdulla Yameen through legal and constitutional means, the New Indian Express reported. On the role of India and Sri Lanka, Nasheed said that they are concerned about the state of affairs in the Maldives but countries hav

14 Sep, 2016

VAT to be imposed on some private health services

The new amended Value Added Tax (VAT) will be imposed on some private health services as well, the Government said. According to the Government, the new VAT will not affect diagnostic tests, dialysis and OPD services. As per the budget proposals 2016, the special cabinet decision made on 04-03-2016 and as per the recommendation made by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Management on 15-06-2016, it has been?decided to amend the provisions on VAT. Accordingly, a?proposal made by Ravi Karunanaya

14 Sep, 2016