High Security Zones declared in Colombo district President Ranil Wickremesinghe has issued a Gazette Extraordinary declaring High Security Zones in Colombo district.
CABINET YET TO BE BRIEFED ON IMF AGREEMENT
IMF : Cabinet yet to be briefed on agreement Speaker of House Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena today informed Parliament that the Cabinet of Ministers has not been briefed about the staff-level agreement reached between Sri Lanka and the International Monetary Fund.…
NEW APPOINTMENT OF AMBASSADOR TO JAPAN APPROVED
Appointment of ambassador to Japan, approved The Committee on High Posts of the Parliament has approved the appointment of Rodney Manoranjan Perera as the new Sri Lankan Ambassador to Japan. In addition, the committee has also approved the appointment of…
SPECIAL BOOK EXHIBITION FOR 75th INDEPENDENCE COMMEMORATION
Sep 22, 2022 Special book exhibition for 75th Independence commemoration A special book exhibition including books and documents of rare and historical value that have been taken from Sri Lanka to foreign countries, is expected to be organized in conjunction…
BILL ON PETROLEUM PRODUCTS TO BE AMENDED
Petroleum Products Bill will be amended – Kanchana The Proposed Petroleum Products (Special Provisions) amendment Bill will be amended to cease the inconsistencies in line with the Supreme Court determination, Minister of Power and Energy – Kanchana Wijesekera says. The…
PARLIAMENTARY CAUCUS FOR CHILDREN HEADED BY ROHINI KAVIRATNE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT
Rohini Kaviratne to chair Parliamentary Caucus for Children Member of Parliament (Mrs.) Rohini Kaviratne, was elected as the new Chairperson of the Parliamentary Caucus for Children yesterday (21). MP Kaviratne’s name was proposed by MP Udaya Gammanpila as the Chairperson…
CHINESE CONTINOUS SUPPORT HIGHLY VALUED BY GOVERNMENT
GoSL highly values China’s continuous support – PM The Government of Sri Lanka highly values China’s continuous support, both economic and political, to the nation, Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena said. The Prime Minister’s Office said the Prime Minister made the…
SUPPORT OF FOREIGN DIPLOMATS ASSURED TO RECEIVE IMF ASSISTANCE
Foreign diplomats assure their support to get IMF assistance The foreign ambassadors assured President Ranil Wickremesinghe their support to get the assistance of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to Sri Lanka to recover from the economic crisis. They made this…
FOURTEEN SLFP MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT WHO JOINED THE GOVERNMENT EXPELLED FROM ALL PARTY POSITIONS
SLFP removes MPs who joined RW Govt. The Sri Lanka Freedom Party leadership has decided to remove SLFP MPs, who accepted positions in the government, from all party positions and the Central Working Committee membership. The decision was taken by…
ON MALNUTRITION REPORTS UNICEF EXPRESSES REGRET-KEHELIYA
UNICEF expressed regret over ‘malnutrition’ remarks – Keheliya The UNICEF Organisation has expressed regret over the reports it earlier issued focusing on malnutrition of children in Sri Lanka, Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said today (21). He said this in response…