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Every major government tender must ensure that bidders demonstrate sufficient financial capacity to absorb potential penalties and meet the capital demands of the goods or services they provide. ⭕️...
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⭕ EVs are 3x to 4x more efficient than ICE vehicles. ⭕ If you took a full tanker of fuel and burned it in Sri Lanka’s 🇱🇰 most expensive, least efficient thermal power plant to charge EVs, those EVs would still travel double the distance of petrol cars using that same tanker of fuel. #SriLanka #Energy
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⭕ From 18 Mar 2026, Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 declares Wednesdays a holiday for government institutions to reduce fuel use and transport pressure. ⭕ Affects Govt Offices, Schools, Universities, Courts. ⭕ Health, Ports, Water Supply, Customs remain operational. #SriLanka 🇱🇰 #IranWar
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⭕ After a ~10-year hiatus, the IRD has decided to reintroduce Taxpayer Privilege Cards. ⭕ If you have paid taxes in excess of 3 million in the 2024/25 financial year, you can apply for the card. - Silver Card: For those who paid taxes above 3 million. - Gold Card: above 5 million. ⭕ At present, the benefits are mainly limited to meetings with the IRD Commissioner and officers etc. Going forward, the government...
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Wishing you a year full of growth, success, and happiness. Cheers to new beginnings 🥂
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4.1 Billion USD (LKR 1271 Billion): Direct Damage Caused by Cyclone Ditwah 🇱🇰 - World Bank's Global Rapid Post-Disaster Damage Estimation (GRADE) ⭕ 2004 tsunami: Estimated $1 billion in direct physical damages (World Bank / ADB) ⭕ These figures make Cyclone Ditwah (2025) the largest quantified natural disaster in 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka’s recorded history. #SriLanka #CycloneDitwah
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Taxpayers in Sri Lanka must file income tax returns by end of this month, don’t miss the final deadline. ⭕ Original deadline: November 30, 2025 ⭕ New extended deadline: December 31, 2025 ⭕ Extension granted by the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) due to the nationwide impact of Cyclone Ditwah. #SriLanka 🇱🇰 #TaxReturns #IRD #CycloneDitwah
1. 🇿🇲 Zambia 2. 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 3. 🇹🇼 Taiwan 4. 🇵🇰 Pakistan 5. 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea 6. 🇰🇪 Kenya 7. 🇧🇩 Bangladesh 8. 🇻🇳 Vietnam 9. 🇵🇭 Philippines 10. 🇹🇭 Thailand ⭕️ A new study by...
⭕ AFP data shows petrol prices tracked across 150+ countries rose after the Middle East war period from Feb. 23 to Mar. 23, 2026. ⭕ 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka recorded about a 34% increase in petrol prices...
⭕ Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 Cabinet approves a proposal to remove all charges on QR payments below Rs.5,000 ⭕ Q3 2025: 274,000 transactions worth Rs.1.18Bn → ~90,000/month (~Rs.390Mn), highlighting low usage...
⭕️ Petrol 92: Rs. 317 to Rs. 398 (⬆️ Rs. 81, +25.55%) ⭕️ Petrol 95: Rs. 365 to Rs. 455 (⬆️ Rs. 90, +24.66%) ⭕️ Auto Diesel: Rs. 303 to Rs. 382 (⬆️ Rs. 79, +26.07%) ⭕️ Super Diesel: Rs. 353 to Rs....
We introduced QR based fuel rationing again "as a precaution after authorities observed fuel stockpiling, panic buying, and long queues at filling stations." - The SL 🇱🇰 Government How much did...
⭕ 🇱🇰 The Ministry of Energy reintroduced the National Fuel Pass QR system from 6 a.m. on March 15, 2026. No filling station can issue fuel without a valid QR code from that time. ⭕ Officials said...
⭕ The Ceylon Electricity Board was established under the CEB Act No. 17 of 1969 and operated Sri Lanka’s state electricity utility for about 56 years. ⭕ The Electricity Board ended operations at...
⭕️ U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said a U.S. submarine fired a torpedo and sank an Iran 🇮🇷 warship in international waters during a Tuesday night strike. ⭕️ Hegseth said this is first sich...
⭕ He was killed by thd joint U.S.–Israeli airstrike on Yesterday (28th). ⭕ Khamenei first came to power in 1989 and ruled Iran for 37 years. ⭕ Khamenei’s response to Western attacks during his...
⭕️Sri Lanka improved its CPI score by 3 points in 2025 compared with 2024, marking the first increase in the score since 2017. ⭕️Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 moved up 14 places, from 121st in 2024 to 107th place...
⭕️ The Constitutional Council has unanimously approved Senior Deputy Auditor General L.S.P. Jayarathna as the new Auditor General, ending an approximately 10 month Deadlock, 4 nominees were rejected...
⭕ Rolls-Royce Phantom was declared as a Phantom Auto but was found to be a Phantom Auto EWB, Customs sources. - Ecconomy Next ⭕ Officials said the declared value was £417,000 in the UK 🇬🇧,...
13.1B in 2025, exceeding the revenue target. - Postmaster General Ruwan Sathkumara ⭕ In the 2025 Budget, the gov allocated Rs. 21.8B for...
A bill to abolish pensions under the Parliamentary Pensions Act was tabled in Parliament this week. If passed, both current and former MPs who are eligible will stop receiving these pensions....
⭕ Sri Lanka Dept of Meteorology warns of a depression over the Southeast Bay of Bengal as of 10.00 pm on Jan 07, valid until 10.00 pm Jan 08. ⭕ System located about 570 km southeast of Hambantota....
⭕ The Auditor General post has been vacant since April 2025 after the previous official retired. ⭕ The President has nominated 4 individuals, all of whom were rejected by the 🇱🇰 Constitutional...
⭕ Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 is set to record the highest tax revenue in its history, surpassing official expectations by mid-December. ⭕ Vehicle imports were a key driver (870B), but Customs also grew...