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From awareness to action: Applying marketing principles to transform tax administration in Sri Lanka
Daily FT
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Every nation adopts its own unique approach to managing and administering taxes, reflecting its economic priorities and governance model. In this context, tax administration plays a key role in economic development and is an important performance...
Sri Lanka faces growing climate threats amid low stakeholder literacy and financial readiness
Daily FT
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Sri Lanka’s climate crisis has intensified rapidly, far surpassing the current levels of stakeholder awareness and capacity to finance essential mitigation and adaptation efforts. As the country faces escalating risks from extreme weather, rising...
Ragging: Cause for or symptom of outdated higher education system?
Daily FT
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Ragging is a complex issue that cannot be isolated from many other difficulties undergone by students and from the issues in higher education Universities face many issues starting from irregularities and delays in a complicated system of...
City of Dreams Sri Lanka confirms Shah Rukh Khan will be special guest
Colombo Gazette
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July 2, 2025
City of Dreams Sri Lanka confirmed that the undisputed King of Bollywood, Shah Rukh Khan, will make a spectacular visit to Sri Lanka, gracing the highly anticipated grand opening of the resort on August 2, 2025, as special guest. Popularly...
Medieval gold ring unearthed in Slovakia holds Sri Lankan surprise
The Slovak Spectator
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July 2, 2025
Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement A striking 18-carat gold ring adorned with a deep red-purple sapphire, likely sourced from Sri Lanka, has been uncovered by archaeologists at Pustý hrad...
Aarunya Nature Resort Unveils ’Sol Sanctuary,’ a Celestial New Wellness Retreat in Sri Lanka’s Central Highlands
Hospitality Net
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July 2, 2025
In Sri Lanka's Central Highlands, where tea gardens and spice groves meet the clouds, a new kind of sanctuary is unfolding: not a resort, but a reimagining of retreat. Set within a private ten-acre estate overlooking the UNESCO-listed Knuckles...
Starlink Launched in Sri Lanka: Elon Musk’s SpaceX Launches Satellite Internet Services After Bangladesh and Bhutan, Coming in India Soon
Latestly
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July 2, 2025
New Delhi, July 2: Starlink, the satellite internet service owned by Elon Musk, officially launched its services in Sri Lanka on Wednesday. With this launch, Sri Lanka has become the third country in South Asia -- and another of India’s neighbours...
Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh Live Streaming Online, 1st ODI 2025: How To Watch SL vs BAN Cricket Match Free Live Telecast on TV?
Latestly
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July 2, 2025
Sri Lanka National Cricket Team vs Bangladesh National Cricket Team Live Streaming Online and TV Channel Telecast Details: After the Test series, Sri Lanka now takes on Bangladesh in the three-match One-Day International (ODI). Sri Lanka won the...
Sri Lanka plans e-invoicing for VAT, link POS machines to Inland Revenue
EconomyNext
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July 2, 2025
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka is working on starting e-invoices which will be directly linked to the tax office to digitalize the value added tax payments, Deputy Minister of Economic Development Anil Jayantha Fernando said. “We have to bring the...
EU-backed initiative fuels energy efficiency in Sri Lanka’s industrial sector
EconomyNext
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July 2, 2025
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka is working on starting e-invoices which will be directly linked to the tax office to digitalize the value added tax payments, Deputy Minister of Economic Development Anil Jayantha Fernando said. “We have to bring the...
Tourism Malaysia hosts Sri Lankan media FAM Trip
TravelDailyNews Asia-Pacific
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July 1, 2025
Tourism Malaysia and SriLankan Airlines hosted a media FAM trip to boost Sri Lankan arrivals ahead of Visit Malaysia 2026. In a strategic move to boost arrivals from Sri Lanka in conjunction with the Visit Malaysia 2026 (VM2026) global campaign,...
Sri Lanka gets $ 2.5 m from Japan to strengthen anti-corruption mechanisms
Daily FT
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From left: Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara, Ambassador of Japan to Sri Lanka Akio Isomata, United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Sri Lanka Resident Representative Azusa Kubota, Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or...
Navy seize an Indian fishing boat poaching in Sri Lankan waters, north of Mannar
The Island
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July 2, 2025
A workshop to enhance awareness among media organizations regarding the “Praja Shakthi” national programme, one of the current government’s key initiatives aimed at empowering communities and ensuring equitable distribution of economic advantages...
Japan Grants US$ 2.5 Million to Boost Sri Lanka’s Anti-Corruption Efforts Through UNDP Project
Lanka News Web
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July 2, 2025
The Government of Japan has committed US$ 2.5 million to support a three-year project aimed at strengthening anti-corruption mechanisms and promoting transparency and accountability in Sri Lanka’s public governance. The initiative, to be...
From promise to paralysis: Elusive FDI boost in Sri Lanka
Daily FT
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Early this month, confusion arose as to how much Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) was channelled into the country’s economy in the first quarter (1Q) of this year due to various individuals and institutions of the Government apparatus presenting...
Sri Lanka thanks Indian business community for helping boost economy
Colombo Gazette
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July 1, 2025
Sri Lanka thanked the Indian business community based in Colombo for helping boost the local economy. A high-level delegation of Chief Executive Officers from the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) met with the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Dr....
Sri Lankan born Nihal Arthanayake to make stand-up comedy debut in UK
Colombo Gazette
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July 1, 2025
Acclaimed Sri Lankan born broadcaster, presenter, journalist and author Nihal Arthanayake, is to make his stand-up comedy debut in London. Broadwayworld.com reported that Sri Lankan Culture Collective, London’s first boutique festival showcasing...
Indonesia to help Sri Lankans in need
Colombo Gazette
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July 1, 2025
Indonesia has decided to help Sri Lankans in need using the funds collected from an Indonesian festival and bazaar held over the weekend. Indonesian Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Dewi Gustina Tobing, welcomed Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath...
Sirus Migration Announces Exclusive New Zealand and Australia Migration Events in Sri Lanka this July
Colombo Gazette
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July 1, 2025
Sirus Migration Education, a leading Australia-based migration and education consultancy, has announced its upcoming two-week visit to Sri Lanka this July. The initiative will feature two exclusive in-person events offering Sri Lankan...
Bollywood king Shah Rukh Khan to open City of Dreams Sri Lanka
Colombo Gazette
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July 1, 2025
Bollywood king Shah Rukh Khan is to open City of Dreams Sri Lanka, South Asia’s first fully- integrated resort in Colombo on 2nd August 2025. City of Dreams is yet to officially announce Khan’s arrival but has launched a promotion for the public...