Today’s headlines from Sri Lankan news sites, and what Pitu.lk’s own writers have to say.
Amidst growing public criticism of a decision to make submission of Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) Certificates mandatory for eight specified transactions, the government yesterday announced the postponement of the implementation of the plan until 1 Apri...
Read on The IslandGross street value of drug consignment Rs. 4.2 bn The Navy intercepted a local multi-day fishing trawler smuggling approximately 189 kg and 246 g of crystal methamphetamine (ice) and heroin respectively on the high seas south of Sri Lanka. Five persons were ta...
Read on The IslandColombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama today ordered the remand of two suspects, including Jiffry Mohamed, till November 12 over an alleged illegal transfer of Rs. 190 billion to foreign countries under the pretext of importing goods into Sri Lanka.
Read on Daily MirrorThe Inland Revenue Department has deferred the mandatory submission of Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) certificates for eight specified transactions until April 1, 2027.
Read on Daily MirrorIn the wake of the latest bird strike which damaged the jet engine blades of SriLankan Airlines flight UL 503 bound to London, airport authorities, along with the relevant stakeholders, have stepped up action to ensure aviation safety against possible wildlife...
Read on Daily MirrorFort Magistrate Pasan Amarasena today ordered that the decision on the request to lift the overseas travel ban imposed on former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in connection with the investigations into the Easter Sunday terror attacks be delivered on November 2...
Read on Daily MirrorSri Lanka’s leading universities slid to their lowest positions in four years in the QS World University Rankings: Asia 2027, with the University of Colombo dropping 46 places to 364th, as regional rivals moved ahead while its own score barely changed, QS told...
Read on Daily MirrorDespite being granted bail in the Krrish case, Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa was taken back into prison custody after completing the bail formalities, pending his production before the Colombo Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar in connection with the alleged...
Read on Daily MirrorParliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa, who was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) over an alleged Rs. 70 million bribe, was ordered to be released on bail by Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama.
Read on Daily MirrorThe 1983 communal riots, which are widely regarded as the immediate trigger for Sri Lanka’s three-decade-long civil war, have come back into the political limelight, with 50 government MPs seeking a parliamentary inquiry into the incident.
Read on Daily MirrorA large number of people have visited the Inland Revenue Department’s (IRD) head office to obtain Taxpayer Identification Numbers (TIN), resulting in severe congestion.
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