Sri Lanka to introduce a simple tax system

The Sri Lankan government has appointed a commission with tax experts in Sri Lanka to prepare a simple tax system suitable for the country since the present system in effect is very complex, a government minister has said.

Senior minister says statistics on unemployed Sri Lankan women are misleading

A senior government minister says that statistics of unemployed women in Sri Lanka do not reflect the proper situation in the country.

Gambling legalized in Sri Lanka

The Sri Lankan parliament Wednesday passed a bill that would fully legalize gambling in designated areas of the country.

Sri Lanka is in the forefront of the MDG agenda despite a low GDP per capita - repor

Despites a low per capita GDP, Sri Lanka is in the forefront of achieving Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), especially in the health and education sectors, the second MDG progress report says.

Sri Lankan government to rectify salary anomalies in public sector before 2011 budget

Sri Lankan government is taking measures to introduce new salary scales for government employees in order to rectify the salary anomalies prevailing in the public sector, a government official has claimed.