Politics

Cell-phone shirkers and the fix The Secretary to the Ministry of Public Administration and Home Affairs has stated recently that access to social media will be restricted to government servants on the job. However, as you’d expect, the State sector…

Opposition Leader questions Govt order to stop accepting deposits for LG Polls Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has questioned a directive given by the Cabinet of Ministers to stop accepting deposits for Local Council Elections. Opposition Leader said that a letter…

New political alliance under helicopter symbol to be unveiled   It is reported that the unveiling of the new alliance to compete in the local government elections will take place tomorrow (11) at 3.30 pm at the Sri Lanka Freedom…

UNP – SLPP to contest LG polls together   The United National Party will contest the upcoming Local Government Election together with the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna, said the UNP General Secretary on Tuesday (10). The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna…

Conservator General of Forests refutes reports on SL forest cover   The Conservator General of Forests Mr. K.M.A Bandara said that the media reports implying that Sri Lanka’s forest cover has decreased to 16% are false. The President’s Media Division…

Circular to be issued on PAYE taxes   State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya says that a circular will be issued by the Finance Ministry, prohibiting state and semi-government institutions from paying the PAYE tax of employees through the respective…

Education qualifications of 208 MPs now online, 17 fail to provide J   The details pertaining to the education qualification of 208 Members of Parliament can now be found online and is open to the public. Of the 225 Parliamentarians,…

No change in fuel quota for candidates It has been decided not to increase the fuel quota for candidates during the campaign period for the upcoming Local Government (LG) elections. There is no way to increase the fuel quota because…

Got mandate to uplift country, not engage in elections – President   The United National Party (UNP) says that President Ranil Wickremesinghe has officially informed the party that he will not be involved in any activity related to the Local…

Sri Lanka to introduce new laws to regulate social media President Ranil Wickremesinghe says that the government is working to introduce an Act similar to the Telecommunications and Social Media Act currently used in Singapore to regulate social media platforms…