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Parliamentary Budget Office Bill passed with amendments
The Parliamentary Budget Office Bill presented for the establishment of the Parliamentary Budget Office was passed today (20) with amendments and without a vote.
The debate on the Second Reading of the Parliamentary Budget Office Bill…
Two suspects arrested for manufacturing homemade firearms
Two persons were arrested by the Crimes Division of the Kalutara Police today (20 June), over the alleged manufacturing of several homemade firearms after watching YouTube videos on the subject.
The suspects, identified as residents of…
President discusses digitization, climate change with Commonwealth chief
The focus of the discussion fell on the digitization programs, measures to broaden the Commonwealth’s partnerships, as well as Commonwealth programs such as Commonwealth for Climate and Blue Charter to enhance support to member countries.
World Bank set to approve $700 mln for Sri Lanka next week
The World Bank is likely to approve $700 million in budgetary and welfare support for Sri Lanka at its next board meeting on June 28, sources told Reuters, the biggest funding tranche for the crisis-hit island nation since an IMF deal in…
UK implements new trade scheme for developing countries replacing GSP+
The DCTS is meant to replace the Generalized Scheme of Preference+ (GSP) and allows Sri Lanka to trade with the UK tariff-free on 92 percent of goods, leading to increased competitiveness of Sri Lankan products in the UK market, according…
Indian naval submarine and Pakistani ship visit Sri Lanka at same time
The Indian naval submarine ‘Vagir’, the latest indigenous Kalvari-class submarine of the Indian Navy, on June 19, began its four-day visit to Sri Lanka at the same time a Pakistan naval ship docked here.
Rohitha Bogollagama appointed Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to UK
Former Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama appointed as Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK) with effect from 01 August 2023.
He had served as the Cabinet Minister of Foreign Affairs from 28 January 2007 until he was…
Gazette issued listing wheat flour under ‘specified goods
Accordingly, wheat flour was brought under the category of specified goods with effect from midnight on 16 June, as it is an essential commodity to the people
Police sergeant tries to shoot Traffic OIC
A sergeant attached to Malabe Police has tried to shoot the Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the Malabe Traffic Division with a firearm inside the police station.
Police stated that the situation arose as a result of an escalated argument…
SOC on National Security stresses on countering int’l travel bans on SL military personnel
The Sectoral Oversight Committee (SOC) on National Security has urged the Foreign Ministry to intervene to dispute the international travel bans imposed on military personnel.