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New Inland Revanue Act To Be Presented To The Parliament In August

The new inland revanue act is due to be presented to

the Parliament and getting approved during  the third week of August according to the Minister of Finance and Media Mangala samaraweera.

Through the act government aims to reduce the indirect taxes imposed on public from 80% to 60% and increase the direct taxes from 20% to 40% during next three years Minister has stated.

The act will be approved after adding the amendments proposed by the Supreme Court and Parliament it has been stated.

Two Trade Stalls Were Destroyed And A House Was Damaged Due To A Fire

Two trade stalls were burnt and completely destroyed

and a house was partially damaged due to a sudden fire erupted in the lower street in Pundaluoya area yesterday (21).

The fire brigade in Nuwara Eliya along with the residents of the area and Police have doused the fire before spreading it further.

No casualties have been reported due to the incident and Police believed a current leak may have caused the fire.

Three Customs Officers Have Been Transferred Over Recovering A Haul Of Cocaine

Three customs officers attached to the Orugodawatte

 Container yard, including a deputy Customs director general have been transferred with immediatte effect until the investigations on the haul of Cocaine recovered in a sugar container are completed.

These officers attached to the customs central goods investigation unit , have been transferred to the Customs administration Unit until the investigations carry out by the Customs department regarding the incident completed it has been revealed.

More than 218 kilo grammes of Cocaiane has been recovered in a sugar container imported from Brazil.

Police Arrested A Doctor And Six Females Attached To A Brothel House

Police have arrested an Ayurveda doctor and six

females attached to a Brothel House maintained on the pretext of an Ayurveda Massage Center (SPA) in Periyamulla,Negambo area.

A female Police officer along with a group of police officeres in  civilian cloths attached to the organized crimes raid unit of the Colombo Division had made this arrest as per a court order issued by the Negambo Court.

The suspects have been remanded until 25th of July after being produced before the Negambo Court today (21).

The arrested females are residents of Galle, Ragama, Kurunagala,Negambo,Seeduwa and Kandy areas and the doctor is a resident of Colombo it has been revealed.

Meanwhile the female owner of the SPA has stated that a group of persons in civilian cloths and a female officer arrested the females and a doctor working for the SPA which is a registered institute.The persons arrested the workers have damaged the CCTV Cameras and also taken money,docuements and licences belonging to the institute she has stressed.

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