ONLINE EXCLUSIVES
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Oct- 2016 -3 October
TAXES ON CIGARETTES HIKED
The Cabinet recently decided to impose a 15 percent Value Added Tax (VAT) on cigarettes, increase the current production tax to Rs. 5, and increase the cess on beedi leaf…
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3 October
SHORTFALL IN TEA PRODUCTION
With Sri Lankan tea production in August falling by 13 percent compared to last year, from 3.4 million kilogrammes (kg) to 23 million kg, the country is predicted to head…
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3 October
COMPUTER LITERACY RISES
Computer literacy in Sri Lanka has increased from 16.1 percent in 2006/07 to 27.1 percent in 2015, according to a national survey conducted by the Department of Census and Statistics
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Aug- 2007 -8 August
BANGLADESH NOBEL LAUREATE MUHAMMAD YUNUS TAKES CHARGE OF CARETAKER GOVERNMENT
CNA – 08 August 2024 Bangladesh’s Nobel Peace Prize winning economist Muhammad Yunus was sworn in as the head of the country’s caretaker government on Thursday (Aug 8), three days after Prime Minister Sheikh…
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