MANY COMPANIES DO NOT PAY TAXES – By Sunil Thenabadu Nearly 90,000 companies don’t pay taxes Source : info-rain Nearly 90,0000 companies in Sri Lanka do not pay taxes, the Sectoral Oversight Committee on National Economic and Physical Planning revealed. Chairman of the Committee MP Mahindananda Aluthgamage stated that from a total of 105,000 companies in Sri Lanka, only 15,000 fulfil their tax obligations. Stating that there were 295,000 personal tax files in 2022, he stated that in 2023, this further decreased to 204,000 files. “Surprisingly, a mere 29,000 individuals among the populace contribute a solitary rupee to the nation’s tax resources through their personal files. On the corporate front, our country hosts 105,000 companies, but merely 15,000 of them fulfil their tax obligations,” he said. MP Aluthgamage further said that these concerning statistics reveal significant complications within the nation’s tax collection framework. “In a bid to fortify Sri Lanka’s fiscal ...

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Kumar Sangakkara brings pride to Sri Lanka yet again Source:Island MTV 1 in its night news bulletin on March 27, mentioned that Kumar Sngakkara had addressed the Oxford Union and presented a short visual. Interest kindled, I googled and watched the entire Union session on video. There he sat comfortable and so at ease, looking his handsomest best, dressed near casual in a dark blazer like jacket with grey slacks and subdued tie. He spoke excellently with the slightest of attractive accent, as English should be spoken. Also, no er…s and um…s at all. His talk, whether recounting incidents from his life or answering questions about cricket, was even paced and smooth flowing. Listeners’ reaction seemed to be riveted interest; questions at the end were many and penetrating. ...

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14-year-old Lankan-born Yevin carried Queen’s baton at Gold Coast C’wealth Games A 14-year-old Sri Lankan born boy from Brisbane, Yevin Samararatne was selected to carry the Queen’s Relay baton at Gold Coast Commonwealth Games,in 2018 Sri Lankan born Yevin Samararatne is a young golfer who has won many State and national golf championships in Australia. His achievements in golf and studies are the main reason for his nomination by the school to carry the baton.   “We were living close to the Logan Golf Range. It was a common sight to see players indulge in practices on the course while we were passing by. One day we dropped in at the course with my plastic golf clubs. A coach came up to me and my family after he had observed my swing and told us that I possess a great swing. This prompted me to pursue golf as a career,” ...

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Royalists elected to Parliament 2020 – Prepared by eLanka   Royalists in Parliament. The Country is STILL in good hands!!! DISCE AUT DISCE DE!!   Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna. Photo Source:twitter.com Dinesh Gunawardana Photo Source:wikipedia.org Rinanjith Siyambalapitiya Photo Source:powermin.gov.lk Mahindananda Aluthgamage Photo Source:facebook.com Priyankara Jayaratne Photo Source:alchetron.com Dilan Perera Photo Source:twitter.com Kanchana Wijesekera Photo Source:agrimin.gov.lk Vidura Wickramanayake (Kalutara 1st) Photo Source:ft.lk Anuradha Jayaratne Photo Source:colombogazette.com Nipuna Ranawaka (Matara 1st)   Anupama Pasqual   Gavindu Kumaranatunge Photo Source:magzter.com Jeewan Thondaman (Nuwaraeliya 1st)    Samagi Jana Balaweegaya   Photo Source:businessnews.lk Sajith Premadasa Photo Source:facebook.com Gayantha Karunathilaka Photo Source:dailynews.lk Luxman Kiriella Photo Source:adaderana.lk Kabir Hasim Photo Source:facebook.com Rauff Hakeem Photo Source:facebook.com Harsha de Silva Photo Source:dailynews.lk Harshana Rajakaruna Photo Source:twitter.com Kavinda Jayawardena Photo Source:sundayobserver.lk Kins Nelson Photo Source:twitter.com Imran Maharoof   Others Photo Source:colombotelegraph.com S.M. Sumanthiran Photo Source:ceylontoday.lk G. Ponnambalam Photo Source:dailymirror.lk CV Wigneswaran Photo Source:newsfirst.lk Duminda Dissanayaka     ...

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SRI LANKA CRICKET NEWS (JULY 2020) – Compiled by Victor Melder Former Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage has come in for criticism from all corners after the International Cricket Council denied claims that he had lodged a complaint with the game’s governing body in 2011 that the final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 was fixed. The ICC issued a statement hours after the Police department announced that they are dropping an ongoing investigations due to lack of evidence. Aluthgamage, who has a history of shooting from the hip, had claimed that he had evidence to prove that the closely contested 2011 final between India and Sri Lanka was fixed. Despite interrogating key members of the national cricket team and officials, the Police dropped the investigations as they did not suspect any foul play. The ICC meanwhile turned up the heat saying that they had nothing to feel suspect about the ...

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