The Inland Revanue Amendment Bill was passed in Parliament by a majority of 45 votes yesterday(07).
Accordingly 103 MP's voted in favor of the bill ,Whilest 58 voted against it .
The Inland Revanue Amendment Bill was passed in Parliament by a majority of 45 votes yesterday(07).
Accordingly 103 MP's voted in favor of the bill ,Whilest 58 voted against it .
The National Building Research Organization (NBRO) had yesterday (07) extended it"s early landslide warning issued to five districts until this evening (08).
Accordingly the yellow landslide warning issued to Galle,Kalutara ,Kandy,Ratnapura and Kegalle districts had been extended until 4 p.m today (08).NBRO had urged the public to pay attention to pre landslide signs like developing cracks on the ground ,In the floor or walls of buildings constructed on slope areas of those Districts .
The Import restrictions imposed on Importing all Vehicles excluding Private vehicles will be removed completely by the end of this year according to Ministry of Finance.
The heads of the Finance Ministry had informed the Parliamentary Select committee on state finance in this regard when the Committee had questioned on this .
The Parliamentary Select Committe on State Finance had met in Parliament yesterday (05) under the Patronage of it's Chairman MP ,Dr.Harsha De Silva.
Health Authorities in Batticaloa(Eastern Province) had halted supplying meals to patients In the district as the funds need to be paid for the food suppliers of the hospitals are high as a result of awarding tenders to supply food at exorbitant rates the Health Ministry had stated.
Due to the high prices need to pay for the food suppliers the payments need to pay for food suppliers are overdue for several months the Ministry had stated.According to the Health Ministry of Eastern Province the relevent rates cannot be paid for the food suppliers.
Around 98 persons belongs to 28 families are being affected due to the torrential rain experienced in many parts of the island upto yesterday (04) according to the Disaster Management Center.
Out of these familes