Sri Lanka adds 300,000 more families to Aswesuma welfare scheme
Another 300,00 families have been deemed eligible for the Aswesuma scheme, Sri Lanka’s targeted welfare benefits program, its State Finance Minister said.
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SL to implement digital tax on software imports
Sri Lanka is looking to implement a digital tax on the importation of digital content, such as software, considering the growth of the domestic information and communication technology (ICT) sector, a Parliament report stated.
According to the...
Due to the lack of "Naphtha" to operate the Kelanitissa Power Station (KPS), it might be disabled from tomorrow morning (13), Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) Chairman Nalinda Ilangakoon said.
He said that the plant has enough naphtha to operate until tomorrow morning and also mentioned that the...
Bitcoin could drop to $5,000 next year in a market surprise that investors are under-pricing, according to Standard Chartered.
If that level is reached, it would mark a roughly 70% plunge from Monday’s price of just over $17,000 for one bitcoin.
In a note entitled “The financial-market...
Uganda on Monday successfully launched its first ever satellite into the international space station following its construction by three Ugandan and Japanese engineers under a multinational satellite design programme.
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