President Anura Kumara Disanayake today (08) emphasised the critical need to strengthen and digitalise the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) to achieve Sri Lanka's strategic digital economy objectives by 2030.
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Let us all strive to create a space where language does not create dividing, but rather a medium that unites all individuals from diverse backgrounds.– Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya
The Minister of Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Education, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, stated that when developing school infrastructure under the new education reforms, it is necessary to allocate higher financial support to schools in underprivileged areas in order to ensure their improvement.
Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) made a field visit recently to the Doppler Weather Radar Network project site in Puttalam. The project, supported through a generous grant aid from the Government of Japan, is aimed at enhancing real-time weather forecasting and early warning systems across the island.
Several spells of showers will occur in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle and Matara districts. A few showers may occur in the North-western province.
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Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated, "Let's also remember that healthcare is not just a service. It is a social necessity. And good regulation, like good governance, is ultimately about protecting and promoting that social necessity."
As part of a series of specialized training workshops aimed at decentralizing the activities of the President's Fund to the regional level, a workshop for subject officers in the Southern Province was held yesterday (05) at the Matara District Secretariat.
The inaugural session of the Student Parliament of Good Shepherd Convent, Kotahena, was held yesterday (04) in the Old Parliament Chamber of the Presidential Secretariat.
Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) chaired an important meeting at the Ministry of Defence recently to discuss the reintroduction of Beira Lake as a water aerodrome, an initiative poised to bring renewed vitality to Sri Lanka’s tourism and domestic aviation sector.
The High Commissioner-designate of Sri Lanka to Pakistan, Fred Seneviratne paid a courtesy call on the Additional Secretary, Asia Pacific, Ambassador Imran Ahmed Siddiqui, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan recently.
The Inland Revenue Department officially opened a VAT refund window at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) on July 4, enabling foreign tourists to reclaim Value Added Tax (VAT) paid on eligible purchases made in Sri Lanka.
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that the National Photographic Art Society of Sri Lanka is a distinguished institution that has created professional opportunities both locally and internationally for the youth of Sri Lanka.
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