NEWS Online Safety Bill gazette The draft of the Online Safety Bill has been gazetted by the Minister of Public Security. The Bill is being introduced to facilitate the establishment of an Online Safety Commission, to make provisions to…
NEXT SPLPP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE DHAMMIKA PERERA
Dhammika to be next SLPP presidential candidate? Well-known businessman and MP Dhammika Perera would be the next presidential candidate of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), several social media reports said. These reports are being circulated when the President…
FOR UNGA MEETING IN NEW YORK PRESIDENT TO ATTEND
President arrives in New York to attend UNGA Following his participation in the “G77 and China” Summit in Cuba, President Ranil Wickremesinghe arrived in New York earlier today, to attend the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly…
HOUSE COMMITTEE SUGGESTSTO CALL FRESH TENDERS FOR SECURITY FEATURES ON BOOZE BOTTLES
Call fresh tenders for security features on liquor bottles: House committee The Parliamentary Ways and Means Committee has recommended that the Excise Department call a fresh tender for a new security feature for liquor bottles following widespread issues over…
TO FILE ELECTION PETITION TIME EXTENDED
Time given to file election petition, extended The Sectoral Oversight Committee on Just and Law-Abiding Society took into consideration the Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) and Elections (Special Provisions) Bills at the recently held Committee meeting. The said Bills…
TO PROBE CHANNEL 4 ALLEGATIONS A COMMITTEE
President appoints committee to probe Channel 4 allegations President Ranil Wickremesinghe appointed a committee to investigate “Channel-4” allegations about the Easter attacks, the President’s Media Division states. The committee, chaired by retired Supreme Court Justice S I Imam, will…
EPF SAFE-MINISTER MANUSHA
No harm to the EPF – Manusha Manusha Nanayakkara, the Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment, confirmed that the existing 9% employee benefit related to the Employee Provident Fund will remain unchanged. The Minister also emphasized that taxation is…
PRESIDENTS OF CUBA-SRI LANKA MEET
NEWS Cuba – SL Presidents meet President Ranil Wickremesinghe, embarked on an official visit to Cuba ahead of his participation in the G77 plus China Summit in Havana on September 15-16, hosted by Cuba as the current Chair of…
TO FILE ELECTION PETITION TIME GIVEN EXTENDED
Time given to file election petition, extended The Sectoral Oversight Committee on Just and Law-Abiding Society took into consideration the Code of Civil Procedure (Amendment) and Elections (Special Provisions) Bills at the recently held Committee meeting. The said Bills…
IN IMPLEMENTING IMF REFORMS INAUGURAL MEETING REVIEWS PROGRESS
Inaugural meeting reviews progress in Implementing IMF reforms The inaugural meeting to assess Sri Lanka’s progress regarding the implementation of the new economic reforms proposed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was held at the Presidential Secretariat today (14).…
