Amidst closure of six overseas missions new appointments taking place By Shamindra Ferdinando The government has nominated Sri Lanka’s former Ambassador in Norway lawyer Godfrey Cooray, as Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Germany. Cooray will succeed Manori Unambuwa, another non-career head of Sri Lankan mission. Corporate professional Unambuwa assumed duties in early July 2020. Cooray recently […]
The ongoing protest campaign in the wake of eruption of violence at Mirihana underlines the responsibility on the part of Sri Lanka to address issues – economic and political at hand. Successive governments have encouraged waste, corruption, irregularities and mismanaged the national economy. The bottom line is the current balance of payments crisis, the cumulative […]
The Special Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill and the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill were presented to Parliament on Thursday. The Special GST Bill was presented to provide for the imposing of a special goods and services tax in terms of the amount chargeable on specified goods and services by way of tax, duty, […]
United Kingdom’s State Minister for South Asia, United Nations and the Commonwealth, Lord Tariq Ahmad had commended the progress Sri Lanka had made on the Human Rights front, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said yesterday issuing a press release. “Lord Tariq Ahmad further stated that Sri Lanka will be able to resolve all issues pertaining […]
The 75-year-old doctor arrested over the detection of a hand grenade at the All Saints Church, Borella, made statement to the Colombo Additional Magistrate Rajindra Jayasuriya in camera yesterday. The suspect was produced before the court by the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD). The suspect had requested the court that he be given the opportunity to […]