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Xiteb wins at National ICT Awards 2022
Xiteb, web-based software solutions provider specialising in custom software, e-commerce, mobile apps, SEC/SEM and website designing, won two awards at the National ICT Awards 2022. The first award was for its own corporate website, under ICT services solutions in business services category, and the second was for Xiteb’s CSR project, hodabass.lk.
Xiteb CEO, Dr. Dhanesh R. Jayathilaka, said that Xiteb previously won awards at many national and international forums, such as SLT Zero One for digital excellence in the year 2016/17 and 2017/18, The BizAwards – USA in 2018, 2019 and also 2021, Luxury Awards – USA for UX excellence and also two awards at BestWeb.lk.
The Cabinet of Ministers granted their concurrence to the resolution furnished by the Minister of Youth Affairs to appoint S. Achchudan of Special Grade of Sri Lanka Administrative Service, who is currently serving as an Additional Commissioner of Elections at the Elections Commission who is
recommended by the panel of interviewers to the post of Director General of the Sports Development Department with effect form 01.01.2026.
The Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the proposal furnished by the Minister of Environment to publish the draft bill of the National Environment (Amended) Act in the government gazette notification and subsequently to submit the same to the Parliament for its concurrence.
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Buddhism, Religious, and Cultural Affairs to provide tax relief on imported dates received as donations or gift for Ramadan.
This year’s Ramadan fasting season is scheduled to begin on 19-02-2026 and end on 21-03-2026.
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S. Achchudan appointed as Director General of the Sports Development Department.
Amendment of the National Environment Act No. 47 of 1980
Tax relief for Dates received as donations or gifts for Ramadan
Cabinet nod to establish the Sri Lanka Industrial Transformation and innovation Authority
Temporary employment of Sri Lankan labour in the State of Israel
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