IRD warns of more revenue loss; urgent tax reforms not done
IRD warns of more revenue loss; urgent tax reforms not done By Damith Wickramasekara View(s): View(s):The Government continues to suffer colossal losses in tax revenue due to the 2019 decision to remove and reduce many taxes, and the situation will only become worse if urgent tax reforms are not done, officers of the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) warn. The Government’s tax cuts in 2019 had cost the IRD approximately Rs601 billion in tax revenue, Mr Udayasiri noted. It also reduced Value Added Tax (VAT) from 12% to 8%. The IRSU submitted its proposals calling for urgent tax reforms to recover at least some of the lost tax revenue, including proposals to reintroduce some of the taxes, he further remarked. State Minister Semasinghe meanwhile, conceded that the Government had lost billions owing to the 2019 tax cuts.
Source:Sunday Times
October 31, 2021 00:40 UTC
Climate summit: Ambitious targets and ambiguities
Climate summit: Ambitious targets and ambiguities View(s):The world’s leaders gather in the salubrious climes of Scotland this weekend to hammer out a strategy to cool the planet before earthlings self-destruct their habitat by the end of the century, if not sooner. Will it be a “Good COP- Bad COP” summit, asked one analyst. President Rajapaksa has already outlined his thinking on climate change. Speaking recently at the UN General Assembly, he referred to Sri Lanka being a climate vulnerable country that was “deeply aware of the dangers of climate change”. faces climate changeThere appears to be a climate change domestically as well, with public agitation against the Government having a ‘snowball effect’.
Source:Sunday Times
October 31, 2021 00:40 UTC
Minority parties push for PR system in future elections
Minority parties push for PR system in future elections View(s):Both Tamil and Muslim minority political parties in the country have decided to work together on electoral reforms, and collectively decided to demand Proportional Representation (PR) system in the upcoming elections. All minority political parties decided on a common stand of demanding the PR system in the upcoming Provincial and Parliamentary polls. They are of the view that any other mixed electoral system would be detrimental to adequate representation of minority communities in the country. A Parliament Select Committee was appointed with the mandate to identify appropriate reforms to election laws, electoral system and to recommend necessary amendments. The Committee is currently hearing representations from political parties and the public.
Source:Sunday Times
October 31, 2021 00:40 UTC
Mini floods hit Nuwara Eliya for fourth time in a month
Mini floods hit Nuwara Eliya for fourth time in a month View(s):Nuwara Eliya town was hit by mini-floods for the fourth time in a month on Friday causing inconvenience to residents, officials said. Unauthorised constructions have been the main cause for the floods. Lawson strreet where the international Buddhsit centre is located, a trade complex, the fire unit located in the Victoria garden were were some of the cites that were affected. Several roads leading out of the town were also affected with office workers returning home being inconvenienced with some spending as much as five hours on the road. Nuwara Eliya District secretary Nandana Galabada said discussions should be held with local authorities to take steps to avert such floods again.
Source:Sunday Times
October 31, 2021 00:40 UTC
The Weekly Authority: Edition #166
⚡ Welcome again to The Weekly Authority, the Android Authority newsletter that breaks down the top Android and tech news from the week. We ask: Could the next big solar storm cause an internet apocalypse? What causes a solar storm? Although the likelihood of one of these storms hitting the earth is How could a solar storm affect our internet? If disrupted by a solar storm , these could theoretically take out the entire subsea network.
Source:The Nation
October 31, 2021 00:11 UTC
Junior doctors plan 'maximum damage' strike action
Anonymous trainee doctors are reportedly organising on Reddit to seek election to senior positions in the BMA in order to steer the organisation to major strike actions. Junior doctors are angry over their pay and conditions as well as the amount of student debt they face after completing six years at medical school. Under the plan, pro-strike candidates will be nominated to stand for election with a concerted effort to gain support for radical action. Junior doctors complain that their pay has fallen by 30 per cent during the past decade's austerity measures. The BMA plans to ballot its members on industrial action after it rejected Mr Javid's plans for general practice.
Source:The Nation
October 30, 2021 22:58 UTC
316 more patients recover from COVID-19
October 30, 2021 03:57 pmThe Ministry of Health says 316 more COVID-19 patients in total were discharged from medical care today (October 30) as they have recovered from the virus infection. This brings the total number of recoveries reported in the country to 512,481. Since the outbreak of the pandemic last year, Sri Lanka has confirmed as many as 539,416 cases of COVID-19. According to official data, 13,229 virus-infected patients are currently receiving treatment at hospitals, treatment centers and homes. Meanwhile, the death from novel coronavirus stands at 13,706.
Source:The Nation
October 30, 2021 22:58 UTC
Consular Services provided by the Foreign Ministry
You need JavaScript enabled to view it. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. The Consular Affairs Division may be contacted for further details for various consular services via;Authentication section for attestation of certificates/documents : Tel. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Source:The Nation
October 30, 2021 02:05 UTC
Daily Authority: 🥽 Meta meaning?
Let's just get this Meta stuff over with......sigh: Meta*rubs face* Ok, so, by now you’ve heard Facebook announced last night it has become Meta. Mark Zuckerberg announced the shift and detailed the metaverse that Facebook Meta is now working on, with a bunch of details and insights in an hour long presentation. Mark Zuckerberg announced the shift and detailed the metaverse that Facebook Meta is now working on, with a bunch of details and insights in an hour long presentation. “If you look at the Great Red Spot sideways, it looks like a pancake, but we expected that the pancake would be thinner.” More: “Whatever the Great Red Spot is, it extends deeper than where we think water clouds should form. “If you look at the Great Red Spot sideways, it looks like a pancake, but we expected that the pancake would be thinner.” More: “Whatever the Great Red Spot is, it extends deeper than where we think water clouds should form.
Source:The Nation
October 30, 2021 00:04 UTC
1,200 Calories a Day Is a Starvation Diet, Actually
The suggestion of 1,200 calories a day is from the 1920sThe concept of 1,200 calories a day for weight loss has been around since the 1920s, due to a book called Diet and Health: With a Key to the Calories that was widely read by Americans. “A lot of my clients have tried 1,200 calories in the past,” said Jamie Nadeau, a registered dietician who focuses on helping people repair their relationship with food. “For most women, you need more than 1,200 calories just for your normal survival functions in your body,” Nadeau said. 1,200 calories a day is similar to the Minnesota Starvation ExperimentGiven the average daily energy needs for a woman is 2,400 calories a day, this would make a 1,200 calorie a day diet on par with the Minnesota Starvation Experiment, which was conducted in 1944 to try and establish the best way to re-feed people suffering from starvation. “What I hear the most about 1,200 calories a day is that even if they are able to stick to it, they are miserable,” Nadeau said.
Source:The Nation
October 29, 2021 19:01 UTC
Consular Affairs at Sri Lanka’s MFA to provide services on appointments
Service seekers are requested to visit the Consular Affairs Division for authentication purposes from 7.30 am to 1.30 pm during the working days. 021 2215972 Email: [email protected]Kandy – Mahinda Rajapaksa Information Technology Centre, Gatabe, Tel. 081 2384410 Email: [email protected]Kurunegala – Department of Child and Probation Care Services, Dambulla Rd, Tel. 037 2225931 Email: [email protected]Trincomalee – Chief Secretary’s Office, Tel 026 2223186 Email: [email protected]Moreover, the Consular Affairs Division may be contacted for further details for various consular services via the following telephone numbers;Authentication section for attestation of certificates/documents : Tel. 2338812/7711194Email: [email protected]Sri Lankans’ deaths overseas: 2338836/3136715Compensation with regard to Sri Lankans’ deaths overseas: 2437635/7101193Repatriation of Stranded Sri Lankans: 2338837Overseas Sri Lankan Affairs: 2338847Miscellaneous: 2338843Other Sections: 2335942
Source:The Nation
October 29, 2021 10:26 UTC
The Best Places in Colombo to Watch the Sri Lanka vs Australia T20 World Cup Match
Here are a few places you can watch the match and have fun with your squad! Well, head over to Level4 where you’ll be able to experience the world cup clash on the big screen! Tel: 0777 071 957Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/level4sl/Instagram: level4slWeb: https://level4.lk/AllStarWant a more elegant ambience to experience the adrenaline of the T20 world cup? Situated in Colombo 7 and known for its unique environment, this is the perfect spot to watch the match in comfort. Go on and take a peek, and you’ll be able to watch the Lankans take on the Aussies, Irish style!
Source:The Nation
October 28, 2021 22:01 UTC
Are Children’s Multivitamins Totally Unnecessary?
Photo: Yulia Prizova (Shutterstock)If you walk the aisles of your local drugstore, you’ll see bottle after bottle of multivitamins marketed specifically for kids. Prioritizing a healthy diet from an early age is a good way to establish lifelong healthy habits. “Beans are an overlooked food,” Campagnolo said. Families facing hurdles accessing healthy foods may also need a multivitaminAnother exception would if your family is facing hurdles when it comes to getting enough healthy foods. “Our priority is to help people be healthy,” Campagnolo said, which includes trying to identify additional social factors that may be impacting a patient’s health.
Source:The Nation
October 28, 2021 14:16 UTC
Daily Authority: Palm …buds?
Palm whiffsYesterday’s Palm launch was …some earbuds. With TWS earbuds now truly the game that everyone is in (YouTube), Palm launched some Palm Buds Pro earbuds for $99, though they’ll be $129 if you don’t preorder. This all comes three years since the last phone it launched: the super tiny Palm Phone that started as a companion device and eventually became a standalone smol boi designed for non-primary phone use. Three years later, with the launch of the Palm Buds Pro, the Palm Phone has been removed from the site. Anyway, this doesn’t matter at all: it’s just TCL milking the old gold brand name of Palm to flog some earbuds, which is normal business behavior.
Source:The Nation
October 28, 2021 00:07 UTC
England maintain winning run versus Tigers
Jason Roy during his 38-ball 64 which included five fours and three sixes. Morgan’s bowling changes restricted Bangladesh for a modest 124, which England made light work as they cantered home with more than five overs to spare. Jason Roy leads the chaseTournament favourites England were clinical in their run chase. Even though Jos Butler was sent back after an uncharacteristic innings, Jason Roy and Dawid Malan got together to form a flawless partnership of 73 runs for the second wicket. But, a reckless shot against Liam Livingston cost Mushfiqur and Bangladesh any chance of going for a big total.
Source:The Nation
October 27, 2021 20:02 UTC