The new caretaker government today announced a heap of tax concessions which included the annulment of Nation Building Tax (NBT), Capital Gain Tax, Withholding Tax and the reduction of VAT to 8 per cent from 15.

The Speaker of Parliament Karu Jayasuriya says that he has recognized UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe as the Leader of the Opposition, upholding Parliamentary traditions.

The swearing-in ceremony of the State Ministers & Deputy Ministers of the new government commenced a short while ago.

The seventh edition of the India – Sri Lanka joint training exercise, Mitra Shakti 2019, will be conducted at the Foreign Training Node (FTN) in Pune, India, from December 1 to 14.

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia at the US Department of State, Ambassador Alice Wells last week said that the US had ‘another MCC that we’re launching soon in Sri Lanka.’

Election Commission Chairman, Mahinda Deshapriya requested Speaker Karu Jayasuriya to support in legislating Media guidelines to ensure free and fair elections in the future.

TNA Leader, Parliamentarian R. Sampanthan said his party would never hesitate to support the Government in decisions beneficial to the country and the people.

The new State Ministers and Deputy Ministers of the interim government are expected to be sworn in tomorrow (27).

The new Crest Gem placed atop the historic Ruwanweli Maha Seya was unveiled at the auspicious time of 10.00 a.m today.

Garbage in and around Maharagama was cleared within two hours by municipal council workers on the orders of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the police yesterday said.

A list containing the names of 704 CID officers was submitted to the Immigration and Emigration Department yesterday morning barring them from travelling overseas.

The present Government is committed to creating a people-centered economy, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said yesterday speaking briefly after assuming duties as the Finance Minister.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has requested the Tamil diaspora to work together to develop the country and help the people irrespective of their community.

Sri Lankan central bank Governor Indrajit Coomaraswamy said he submitted his resignation earlier this month and plans to leave his post in December.

MDMK general secretary Vaiko on Saturday said he will lead a demonstration in New Delhi on November 28 against Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s visit to the country, the Hindu reported.

Chief Inspector Nishantha Silva of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), who probed a number of incidents that occurred during the Mahinda Rajapaksa administration has left the country yesterday with his family.