1. Indian media reports that the Indian Prime Minister is set to sign an agreement with Sri Lanka to counter Chinese military power. “The agreement that Modi and Anura scheduled to sign should be revealed to the public” , says Wasantha Mudalige of the Jana Aragala Party. (Peoples Struggle Alliance)
2. A female candidate contesting for the Panadura Municipal Council from the Peoples unity alliance has been arrested with 55 grams of ice. The woman was arrested at a hotel in the Anuradhapura area. The police say that the arrested person is close associate of Kudu Salindu.
3. A number of consumer goods are set impose VAT w.e.f 1st April Accordingly, eggs are subject to the VAT Further stamp fees for various activities are also set to increase. new personal income tax structure also set to be implemented .
4. The local representative BYD Sri Lanka says that more than 3000 orders have been received for cars in the first quarter of the year. Local representative otherwise John Keells says that all the vehicles will be delivered in May-June.
5. Flights between Jaffna and Trichy airports have started after 47 years. IndiGo Airlines has started a daily flight between Trichy and Jaffna. Its first passenger flight arrived to Palaly on the 30th.
6. Former Minister Wiyalendran, who was remanded in connection with a bribery incident, was further remanded MP Chamara Sampath, who was remanded for misappropriation of public funds, also further remanded
7. The Vihara Devalagam Act should be amended, says the Mihintale Thero. The Thero says that the “Diyawadana Nilame” of the Dalada Maligawa has been in power for twenty years by exploiting the loopholes in the act. The Thero also alleges that the Diyawadana Nilame is a businessman.
8. Patali Champika said that in 2007, the monkeys were caught and released on Randenigala Island, and when the water level decreased, they all escaped to villages . Champika was the Minister of Environment at that time. He also said that these tactics were previously tried and failed.
9. KDU Hospital, Jayawardenapura Hospital, Mahaweli Authority, Paddy Marketing Board, National Film Corporation have been named as inefficient and loss-making institutions. This classification has been made by a committee appointed by the government to review the operation of 160 government institutions. These institutions are scheduled to restructure in the future
10. Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) has been made mandatory to receive services from the Department of Motor Vehicles. The new law will come into effect from April 15, 2025.
11. A group of people who joined Ranil from the SLFP have returned to their original party. Accordingly, Akila Ellawala, Mahinda Yapa, Lakshman Yapa, Karuna Kodithuwakku have rejoined the SLPP back.
12. The Attorney General informs the Supreme Court that the, comprehensive investigation into how the Subhashkaran Allirajah’s Lyca acquired 12 media institutions in the country is in action .
