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New VAT refund scheme, not the standard VAT system - IRD

Srilanka, Oct. 5 -- Exporters believe that the SVAT system was abolished to bring back the old system New risk-based refund scheme to facilitate timely and efficient VAT refunds The new VAT system tha... Read More


Violence in Ladakh

Srilanka, Oct. 5 -- Ladakh, a vast mountainous region in the Northern-most part of India bordering China and Pakistan, was on the boil in September. Forty-one people were killed in police firing and s... Read More


Nuclear testing idea resurfaces

Srilanka, Oct. 5 -- Is the unpredictable Trump administration toying with the idea of resuming nuclear tests? The New York Times reported on April 10 that some of Trump's senior advisers had proposed... Read More


Brewing the past, Inspiring the future

Srilanka, Oct. 5 -- The story of coffee begins in the highlands of Ethiopia more than a thousand years ago. Local legend recounts a story of a goat herder named Kaldi, who observed his animals becomin... Read More


Turn every challenge into a chapter

Srilanka, Oct. 5 -- Taraka Leonardo Vipulaguna wears many hats: CEO, translator, author, illustrator, and even former waltz dancer and stamp collector. However, if you ask him how he sees himself, he ... Read More


The origins of 'Skilful Means' in early Buddhism

Srilanka, Oct. 5 -- The early Buddhist scriptures (Pali suttas) record that at the time of his enlightenment (c. 450 B.C.E.) - when Siddhattha Gautama attained Nirvana and, therefore, freed himself fr... Read More


Reviving the ancient glory of Deegavapiya

Srilanka, Oct. 5 -- Deegavapi is a sacred Buddhist temple and an archaeological site in the Ampara district. The history of this sacred site goes back to the third century B.C.E. The name itself means... Read More


Colombo joins global 'Viksit Bharat Run 2025'

Srilanka, Oct. 5 -- The High Commission of India in Colombo, jointly with MY Bharat under the Indian Youth Affairs and Sports Ministry and in collaboration with the Indian Cultural Association, organi... Read More


Stay safe, drive smart

Srilanka, Oct. 5 -- Recent road accidents have claimed many lives of men, women and children. Four people were killed and 25 others were injured in a bus collision at Thorayaya in Kurunegala on Februa... Read More


JR's Foreign Policy choices: Vision or misjudgement?

Srilanka, Oct. 5 -- The charisma of former President the late J. R. Jayewardene remains a compelling enigma, particularly from our current perspective nearly three decades after his passing. His appro... Read More