Driving Sri Lanka’s future: How Ministry of Digital Economy can transform nation
A Ministry of Digital Economy could drive the expansion of e-governance, enabling citizens to access essential services like tax payments, business registrations, and public procurement online
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Aviation experts say Russia’s air defense fire likely caused Azerbaijan plane crash as nation mourns
Aviation experts said Thursday that Russian air defense fire was likely responsible for the Azerbaijani plane crash the day before that killed 38 people and left all 29 survivors injured.
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“Sri Lanka’s Welfare Reforms and Tax Changes: Balancing Relief and Revenue”
Weekly Economic Review By Rohana Jith
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Man deceives Deputy Minister; obtains 17 new passports
An individual who appeared as a Ministry official of the Public Security Ministry had deceived Public Security Deputy Minister Sunil Watagala and Ministry officilals and fled after obtaining 17 new passports.
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Special programme introduced to promote digital payments
The Ministry of Digital Economy has announced the introduction of a special programme to promote digital payments.
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Sharp increase in financial frauds during festive season: SLCERT
An organized group is once again deceiving the public on a large scale, as evidenced by a sharp increase in financial fraud complaints during the Christmas and New Year season,
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Govt plans relief for low-income depositors
The Government is in the process of formulating a mechanism to provide relief to depositors earning less than Rs 150,000 in monthly deposit interest,
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Nearly half of Sri Lanka pensions benefit top 20-pct income group
The non-contributory nature of Sri Lanka’s Public Services Pensions (PSP) scheme has become a significant burden on the country,
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Coconut likely to become an “essential commodity”
Coconut industry-based authorities are looking at the possibility of imposing the “essential commodity” tag on coconuts in a bid to contain prices at levels as indicated by the government.
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Central Bank imposes fine of Rs 2million on Indian Bank
Public sector lender Indian Bank Ltd. said the financial intelligence unit of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs. 2 million (INR 5.85 lakh) on the bank for failing to comply with the provisions of Sri Lanka’s Financial Transactions Reporting Act. The penalty pertains to non-conformity with the regulatory framework under the FTRA …
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