National Campaign On Protecting Consumers Rights Has Requested The Government To Free Three Sectors From Value Added Tax(VAT)

The National Campaign On Protecting Consumers Rights has requested the Government not to implement Value Added Tax(VAT) on Health,Telecommunications and Wholesale and Retail Trade sectors for the benefit of consumers.

As government has decided to increase the Value Added Tax from 11% to 15% of most of the goods and services including Health,Telecommunications and Wholesale and Retail Trade with effect from 02nd of May the local consumers may have face severe difficulties due to the rising prices of goods and services  the president of the National Campaign On Protecting Consumers Rights Ranjith Vithanage has stated .

Due to this situation the National Campaign has requested the Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe through a letter to free the above mentioned sectors from Value Added Tax .

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Train Services Between Galle And Matara Have Been Suspended Due To A Derailment Of A Train

The Train Services between Galle and Matara (In Southern Province)have been suspended this evening due to a derailment of a Colombo-Matara Train  between Galle and Kotugoda Area according to the Department Of Railways.

Buses were used to transport the large number of  stranded passengers of  the derailed Train the Department has stated.

The steps are being taken to restore the normal train services between Galle and Matara which suspended due to the derailment it has been reported.

A Four Year Old Girl And One Year Old Infant Killed Due To A Three Wheeler -Lorry Collision At Aguruwathota

A four year old girl and One Year old infant killed and four others got injured and hospitalized due to a Three Wheeler-Lorry Collision occurred today(17) at Madurawela Area in Anguruwathota(In Western Province).

The four injured persons including drivers of the two vehicles and two other passengers in Three Wheeler were admitted to the Aguruwathota Hospital for treatment.

The Three Wheeler-Lorry collision was occurred due to the fault  of the Lorry according to Police. 

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One Person Was Killed And Two Others Critically Injured Due To A Train-Three Wheeler Collision

One person was killed and two others got injured and hospitalized this morning due to an Express Train-Three Wheeler Collision occurred at an unprotected Railway Crossing in Gorokgasdeniya,Alawwa(In North Western Province) Area.

The Driver of the Three Wheeler and a female and a boy who were in the Three Wheeler  were critically injured due to the accident and admitted to the Alawwa Hospital for treatment where the Three Wheeler Driver had succumbed to his injuries.The critically injured female and the boy were later transferred to Kurunagala Teaching Hospital for further treatment.

An Express Train travelling from Colombo to Vavuniya had collided with a  Three Wheeler when the  Three Wheeler attempted  to cross through the unprotected Railway Crossing it has been reported.

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