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MR says even he feels the VAT increase!

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1 year ago

January 17, 2024

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Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa said today (17) that the increase in VAT is difficult for himself as well as for the people.

He made these comments while speaking to the media after attending the opening of the Kalutara Cooperative Building.

He added that he had even told the President of the difficulties faced by the public during the party leaders’ meeting.

Speaking on the upcoming elections, Mr. Rajapaksa said that the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna is capable of facing them successfully and a presidential candidate who is capable of winning will be fielded at the upcoming presidential election. He added that the UNP has always been just ‘all talk and no action.’

He said that the current president will be informed about the difficulties of the people in the party leaders’ meeting. “The Podujana Peramuna can face the upcoming elections well. There is no problem with the challenges. A candidate who can win will be presented in the presidential election. It will not work if the United National Party always brags.”

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Gota’s national schools project, scrapped

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4 minutes ago

May 31, 2025

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The government has decided to abolish the project launched under former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to upgrade 671 provincial schools as national schools.

Under the project, each school was allocated Rs.02 million – totaling over Rs.1340 million – for emergency renovations and new national school name boards, with some costing over Rs.500,000.

Schools have now been instructed to remove these boards, along with the “National School” title, official seals, and letterheads, and revert to their previous identities.

The initiative aimed to increase the number of national schools to 329,000, but only 05 schools in the Western Province were converted.

Professor Kapila Perera, Secretary of the Ministry of Education at that time, now serves as Secretary to the Ministry of Transport and Highways.

(Source: Aruna)

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Gazette issued on 2026 Public & Bank Holidays

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7 minutes ago

May 31, 2025

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The Government of Sri Lanka has officially declared the list of Public and Bank Holidays for the year 2026, through an Extraordinary Gazette issued on Tuesday, May 27, 2025.

The gazette issued is as follows :

2438-22_E Download

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Postal strike ends

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1 hour ago

May 31, 2025

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The Union of Postal and Telecommunications Officers says postal services will operate as usual today (May 31).

Secretary Manjula Jayasundara stated that striking union members returned to work from yesterday (May 30) afternoon, and distribution of over 2,000 delayed mail bags has begun.

This strike, launched over 10 demands including delays in recruitment, has reportedly drawn the attention of the relevant authorities.