Sri Lanka's telephone call and Internet connection charges are to be increased in the 2016 budget which will be presented in Parliament on Friday (tomorrow), informed sources revealed.
In addition to these increased charged, the budget will also increase the tax levied on telecom companies. At present telecom providers pay a tax of 12.24 per cent tax which would be increased, an official of the leading telecom provider who wished to remain anonymous, said.
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A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
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