Category: Sri Lanka News
CCTV cameras in all buses in Sri Lanka (CTB and Private Buses)
The Transport Ministry is making arrangements to set up CCTV cameras in all private buses and Ceylon Transport Board (CTB) buses, Internal Transport Minister stated in news. At present, the number of complaints received by the ministry and the CTB on inconveniences encountered by passengers inside buses are rapidly increasing. Violence against women, passengers not…
Rs. 212 Million fine on power pirates last year
The Ceylon Electricity Board (CRB) collected Rs. 212 million as fines from power pirates during raids conducted last year, Power and Energy Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka said. The minister said 3,199 people were found guilty of power pirating CEB sources said some had altered electricity meters while Others had tapped power illegally. Minister Ranawaka said…
Sri Lanka Minimum monthly salary of public servants now Rs. 30,040/-
The Deputy Minister Policy Development and Economic Affairs Dr. Harsha de Silva said the Sri Lankan Public Sector has enjoyed a highest salary increment since Independence on 1948. The current Basic Salary for the Public Servant is about Rs. 30,040/-, how ever a low scale Private sector Employee gets approximately Rs. 15,000/- as their basic salary.…
Sri Lankans to pay less at National Museum in New Delhi
The government of India has reduced the entrance fee to the National Museum of New Delhi for Sri Lankan nationals to INR 10.00 from the current rate of INR 300.00 , the Indian High Commission announced to news. The High Commission said in a statement that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had taken the decision…
Senior Citizen Fixed Deposits new interest rates, Deposits Less than 1 Million 15% and Deposits Less than 2.5 Million 12% per Annum – Confirmed by Central bank of Sri Lanka
Central Bank of Sri Lanka has said that it had instructed all the banks to allow senior citizens who are over 60 years of age to avail them of the special interest scheme meant for them as announced in the interim budget of 2015, with effect from February 1, 2015. Accordingly, senior citizens above the…
Hybrid vehicles Relief (No New tax for Hybrid vehicles till March 16) for those who Open LC
The Government has provided conditional relief to individuals who had opened Letters of Credit to import hybrid vehicles before the interim budget. Financial Ministry officials said they would not be charged new taxes until March 16. The decision to provide relief to the individual importers of hybrid vehicles came after a series of discussions with…
IFC Completes Subscription of Shares in Cargills Foods Company (Privates Limited. Subsidiary of Cargills (Ceylon) PLC
The following announcement is made in accordance with Section 8.1 of the Listing Rules of the Colombo Stock Exchange By Cargills (Ceylon) PLC on 13th February 2015. Further to the disclosure dated 25 August 2014, we wish to inform you that on 12 February 2015 International Finance Corporation (IFC) subscribed to an 8% stake in…