Sri Lanka This Week

50 Members of Parliament engage in a luxurious three-hour party, bringing concerns over where funding is being taken from; Asia's internet Coalition has expressed strong concerns over the proposed online safety bill, urging revisions; Operation Yukthiya continues to nab more suspects with concerns over mistreatment of basic rights.Stories from January 5th to 12th. Read by Jashan Jegasothy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The announcement made by the Presidential Media Division clarified that only those earning more than Rs. 100,000 per month will be subject to income tax. Petrol prices soar in the new year with a revision from the CPC, and the A/L exam kicks off with 346,976 candidates sitting across 2,298 examination centers nationwide.Stories from December 29th to January 5th. Read by Jashan Jegasothy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Operation Yukthiya to combat drug trafficking and organized crime arrests 1,676 suspects in just 24 hours, fuel prices to receive the brunt of tax revision in 2024, and Susal De Silva brings Sri Lanka gold at the Asian Youth Chess Championship in the under-18 category. All this and more on this week's episode.Stories from December 15th to 22nd. Read by Jashan Jegasothy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Court of appeal issues directive to implement measures to ensure safety of former director CID after assassination attempt, national hospital down to two MRI's due to power outage, fertiliser shortage reduces coconut harvest by 12%. All this and more on this week's episode.Stories from December 8th to 15th. Read by Jashan Jegasothy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe mentions the upcoming presidential election followed by parliamentary and provincial council elections. A 24-year-old woman apprehended for running a fake college scamming 1000 individuals from around the country plans to provide lunch for 1.6 million students in 2024. A three-to-four year plan is underway to ensure that all children receive lunch. All this and more on this week's episode.Stories from December 1st to 8th. Read by Jashan Jegasothy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lack of doctors and staff contributed to the shutdown of 40 state hospitals. With the November year-on-year inflation rate on the rise as recorded in November, Roshan Ranasinghe was removed as Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs by the President. All this and more on this week's episode.Stories from November 25th to December 1st. Read by Jashan Jegasothy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sri Lanka is delving into the prospect of nuclear power seeking expressions of interest. Strides are being made to approve the IMF program by December, and the cabinet green lights the import of Keeri Samba to address the rice shortage. All this and more on this weeks episode.Stories from November 17th to 25th. Read by Jashan Jegasothy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The decision by the Supreme Court implicates several prominent figures, including the former President for economic mismanagement, minor tremors registering 3.4 in the Morawewa area of Trincomalee, rising dengue cases hitting 70,000 as rains continue to barge, and more in this week's episode.Stories from November 10th to 17th. Read by Jashan Jegasothy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SLC secretary resigns following widespread criticism of the board after Sri Lanka's disappointing exit from the Men's ODI World Cup, 32 trees uprooted in severe weather hit Colombo, warnings on dengue as 500 child dengue cases reported last week, and more in this week's episode.Stories from November 3rd to 10th. Read by Jashan Jegasothy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Sri Lankan cabinet approves an increase in VAT to 18% from January 1st, 2024; plans to transition local government payments online are underway; Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is on an official visit to Sri Lanka, and more in this week's episode.Stories from 27th October to 3rd November. Read by Jashan Jegasothy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.