Sri Lanka’s freight forwarding companies are to be given concessions in the 2016 budget to facilitate the country’s imports and exports, official sources revealed short while ago, minutes before the budget presentation.
Tax concessions will be given to the shipping and freight forwarding industry, a senior official said.
The deregulation of foreign ownership as well as legal issues pertaining to local and foreign freight forwarding companies will be addressed soon by the government, he added. (Bandula)
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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