Treasury gazettes closure of two state departments A Gazette notification has been issued by the Ministry of Finance announcing the closure of the liquidation of two State Departments. As per the Gazette issued on Tuesday (June 13), the two…
ACTING MINISTERIAL PORTFOLIOS TO SHEHAN AND PREMITHA
Shehan, Premitha appointed Acting ministers Finance State Minister Shehan Semasinghe and Defence State Minister Premitha Bandara Tennakoon have been appointed Acting Ministers. Accordingly, Semasinghe and Tennakooon will be overseeing the matters as the Acting Finance Minister and Acting Defence…
NEW GOVERNOR SABARAGAMUWA NAVIN DISSANAYAKE
Navin Dissanayake appointed as Governor Sabaragamuwa President Ranil Wickremesinghe appointed Navin Dissanayake as the Governor of the Sabaragamuwa Province – PMD 2023-06-13
TWENTY FIVE RECOMMENDATIONS TO PROMOTE TOURISM GETS CABINET NOD
Cabinet approval for 25 recommendations to promote tourism industry A report containing 25 recommendations by a ministerial sub-committee to promote the tourism industry has been granted cabinet approval. On May 30, 20203, the Cabinet had decided to appoint a…
GOVERNMENT SAYS MEDIA “REGULATION’ IS CONCERN OF PEOPLE NOT OF GOVERNMENT
Media ‘regulation’ is people’s business not Government’s Except in Opposition political party leaderships, there is not much interest in the ‘Broadcasting Regulatory Commission Act’ the Government plans to present for parliamentary approval. Most vociferous media activists and media organisations…
AGAINST THOSE SLFP MEMBERS WHO HAVE TAKEN UP MINISTERIAL POSTS NO ACTION WOULD BE TAKEN
SLFP not to take action against 6 members who are part of govt. Chairman of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) – Maithripala Sirisena has issued a letter indicating that disciplinary action will not be taken against six SLFP…
REVELATION BY NAMAL AS WHY HE DID NOT ACCEPT A MINISTERIAL PORTFOLIO
Namal reveals why he didn’t accept a Ministerial position Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa says he is not willing to accept a ministerial post under the incumbent government as he does not approve of certain policy decisions taken by the administration.…
ABOUT 650,000 FAMILIES TO BENEFIT BY DRASTIC REDUCTION OF FERILIZER PRICES BY 78 PER CENT
650,000 farming families to benefit Fertilizer prices down by 78 percent Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said the Government has reduced fertiliser prices by 78 percent. This will benefit 650,000 farming families engaged in paddy cultivation during the Yala season. A…
PLIGHT OF SEVEN THOUSAND PHOTO STUDIOS RAISED
Concerns raised on the plight of over 7000 photo studios Opposition Leader MP Sajith Premadasa yesterday raised concerns of the Professional Photographic Studio Owners Association on the impact on their businesses due to the new online passport issuance initiative.…
PMD APPOINTS TWO COMMITTES TO PREVENT DENGUE AND COVID -19
2 committee appointed for Covid-19 & Dengue control President Ranil Wickremesinghe has taken decisive action to combat the spread of Covid-19 and Dengue in the country by establishing both a Ministerial Committee and an Expert Committee. These Committees have been…
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