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Government lost Rs. 13 billion in revenue from cigarettes

Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC (CTC) says that the revenue model which would have earned the government of Sri Lanka around Rs. 100 billion in 2016 is now broken. The company notes that the excise and VAT hikes in October and November last year, which led to a staggering 43% price increase in legally manufactured cigarettes, have severely impacted what the government earned through the sale of legal cigarettes in Sri Lanka. CTC paid Rs. 73 billion in excise during the first nine months of 2016. Bas

09 Jan, 2017

MR slams IGP, says he is disrespecting the police force

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa today accused IGP Pujith Jayasundara of bringing disrepute to the police force. Speaking to reporters in Kandy, Rajapaksa said that the IGP is doing what politicians want him. “All he says is yes sir or no sir,” the former President said. He also slammed the Government for cracking down on the protest staged in Hambantota yesterday. The former President said that the Government had used thugs?to attack the peaceful protest. (Colombo Gazette)

08 Jan, 2017

Ten Indian fishermen arrested for poaching in Sri Lankan waters

The Sri Lanka Navy arrested 10 Indian fishermen who were poaching in Sri Lankan waters at?two separate locations yesterday (7), the Navy media unit said today. Accordingly, 4 Indian fishermen along with a fishing trawler, engaged in illegal fishing activities, were apprehended by the Naval personnel attached to SLNS Thammanna located in Talaimannar belonging to the North Central Naval Command, in the sea area North of Talaimannar. The apprehended persons and trawler were handed over to the Dire

08 Jan, 2017