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Category: LOCAL

VAT increase won’t affect electricity tariff, assures State Minister
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VAT increase won’t affect electricity tariff, assures State Minister

Despite the recent increase in the Value Added Tax (VAT), State Minister of Finance, Dr. Ranjith Siyambalapitiya, assured that it…

byCeylon Independent19/11/2023
Showers above 100mm after 1p.m today
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Showers above 100mm after 1p.m today

Heavy showers of about 100 mm are likely in the Central, Uva and Sabaragamuwa Provinces and several places in most…

byCeylon Independent18/11/2023
Appointments to superior courts must be on merits, integrity rather than seniority
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Appointments to superior courts must be on merits, integrity rather than seniority

The Lawyers’ Collective, a prominent legal advocacy group in Sri Lanka emphasized that appointments made by the President to the…

byCeylon Independent18/11/2023
Rohitha Bogollagama approved as Sri Lankan high commissioner to UK
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Rohitha Bogollagama approved as Sri Lankan high commissioner to UK

The Committee on High Posts has approved the appointment of former Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama as the High Commissioner of…

byCeylon Independent18/11/2023
Thousands of Ukrainian children taken to Belarus -Yale research
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Thousands of Ukrainian children taken to Belarus -Yale research

(Reuters) – More than 2,400 children from Ukraine aged between six and 17 years old have been taken to 13…

byCeylon Independent17/11/2023
Israel Gaza: Al-Shifa Hospital director says no water or oxygen left
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Israel Gaza: Al-Shifa Hospital director says no water or oxygen left

The director of the Gaza Strip’s main hospital raided by Israeli soldiers says the facility has now run out of…

byCeylon Independent17/11/2023
Sri Lankan designs rail tickets with recycled paper and agro seeds
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Sri Lankan designs rail tickets with recycled paper and agro seeds

Since the Railway Department was initiated and rail services started over 160 years ago, Sri Lanka has been importing train…

byCeylon Independent17/11/2023
RAJAPAKSA BROTHERS HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO COMPENSATE
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RAJAPAKSA BROTHERS HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO COMPENSATE

byCeylon Independent17/11/2023
New Partnership with the Philippines to Explore Semiconductor Supply Chain Opportunities
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New Partnership with the Philippines to Explore Semiconductor Supply Chain Opportunities

Office of the Spokesperson The U.S. Department of State will collaborate with the Government of the Philippines to explore opportunities to grow…

byCeylon Independent17/11/2023
RWANDA POLICY BY UK UNLAWFUL RULES UK SUPREME COURT
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RWANDA POLICY BY UK UNLAWFUL RULES UK SUPREME COURT

https://x.com/faraz_media1/status/1724737056415666467?s=48&t=WaxBsX3VBd6T1aDJ2_ztiw

byCeylon Independent15/11/2023

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