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Sri Lanka makes payment for diesel on ship

Sri Lanka has made a payment to purchase diesel on a ship berthed outside the Colombo Port. The Ministry of Energy said that USD 35.3 million was paid for 37,500 metric tonnes of diesel. Funds had been released earlier to unload petrol on one ship but not for diesel on the second ship and fuel on the third ship. The Government did not have sufficient USD to pay for the diesel. However, the Ministry of Energy said that funds had now been released to secure the diesel on the ship. The Ministr

23 Feb, 2022

SJB challenges Surcharge Tax Bill in Supreme Court

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) today challenged the Surcharge Tax Bill in the Supreme Court. SJB General Secretary Ranjith Madduma Bandara filed a petition in the Supreme Court against the Bill. Ranjith Madduma Bandara sought the intervention of the court to declare that certain clauses in the Bill are inconsistent with the Constitution. The Bill, which imposes a retrospective one-time surcharge tax of 25% on persons and companies with a taxable income over Rs. 2 billion for the year 2020/2

23 Feb, 2022

Incidents at Yala National Park to be looked into

By Easwaran Rutnam? The recent incidents at the Yala National Park, which drew wide publicity on social media, will be addressed, Sri Lanka Tourism said.? Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) Chairperson Kimarli Fernando told?Daily Mirror?on the sidelines of an event in Colombo yesterday, that social media had drawn attention to a number of incidents in Yala. She said that the SLTDA has been aware of over visitation and other issues in Yala. Safari jeeps surrounding elephants and

23 Feb, 2022