Tag: Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka to develop Trincomalee port city with ADB finance
Feb 08, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka will improve infrastructure in the northeastern port city of Trincomalee with an 85 million US dollar loan from the Asian Development Bank, information minister Keheliya Rambukwelle said.The Integrated Urban Development Project for Trincomalee will improve city infrastructure and encourage private sector investment, he said. The cabinet of ministers […]
Former US envoy to Sri Lanka passes away
Feb 06, 2013 (LBO) – Former ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives Christopher Van Hollen had passed away on January 30, in Washington, the US embassy in Colombo said.He was a career member of the US Foreign Service, and his son Chris Van Hollen Jr, represents Maryland in Congress. He was 90 years old. […]
Sri Lanka reduces sudden hike in tea export tax
Feb 06, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s rulers have reduced a near doubling of an export tax on tea imposed without consultation of the affected parties on a retroactive basis, following protests from the industry.Sri Lanka’s tea industry found late last week that a higher tax on tea exports had been imposed with effect from […]
Sri Lanka President calls for religious harmony
Feb 04, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapaksa called for religious harmony on the island’s Independence Day amid recent violence and rhetoric directed against the island’s Muslim minority by nationalist groups.Bhuddism, which is followed by a majority of the inhabitants of Sri Lanka came to the island from the Indian subcontinent and advocates […]
Sri Lanka should uphold rule of law, more international scrutiny ahead: UK minister
Feb 03, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka should uphold rule of law and be committed to respect human rights to ensure that a planned Commonwealth summit in the island is well-attended, visiting UK foreign minister Alistair Burt has said.Sri Lanka is expected to host a Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), but countries including Canada […]
Sri Lanka and Luxemburg to avoid double taxation
Feb 02, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka and Luxemburg has signed an agreement to avoid double taxation, the island’s embassy in Brussels said.The agreement will help investments in tourism, business process outsourcing and financial services, which have potential, the embassy said. The deal was signed by the head of Sri Lanka’s mission to the European […]
Sri Lanka to rent underground utility ducts
Feb 01, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka will rent space to telecom companies in conduits pre-laid under roads being rebuilt in the capital Colombo under a modernization program, helping prevent damage to the surface, an official said. Seneviratne said authorities have managed to minimize damage to roads recently re-built in Colombo due to utility connections […]
Sri Lanka inflation rises 9.8-pct in Jan 2013
January 31, 2013 (LBO) – Consumer prices in Sri Lanka rose to 9.8 percent in January 2013 from a year earlier accelerating from 9.2 percent a month earlier, official data showed. In January, the Sri Lanka’s Central Bank said it aims to inflate the economy by about 7.0 percent in 2012 based on a monetary […]
Margin Matter
Jan 30, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lankan suppliers of fuel to ships could be pushed out of business if a new tax is implemented, shipping officials and tax experts have warned. The trade has begun lobbying for the withdrawal of the five percent Ports and Airports Development Levy, (PAL) which they say could force them […]
Sri Lanka trade press for simpler taxes
Jan 30, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lankan trade and tax experts have pressed for further simplification of tax systems, saying that it will help generate more businesses, bringing greater tax revenues for the state and reduce disputes.The existing ruling committee on tax disputes has commissioners of the government’s Inland Revenue Department and takes too long […]
Sri Lanka tea exporters protest sudden tax
Jan 30, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s tea exporters are protesting an export tax that they have found has come into effect from January 23, where a cess on bulk tea exports is estimated to have almost doubled. “A large number of tea export containers were held up following a sudden revision of the tea […]
Sri Lanka mulls rail hauling city waste to limestone pits
Jan 29, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is mulling a plan to haul solid waste from Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo to open pit limestone mines in the northwest of the island by rail as part of a plan to modernize the fast expanding metropolis, a top official said. Disposing of solid waste in Colombo has […]