The Supreme Court has determined that certain clauses of the proposed Anti-Corruption Bill are inconsistent with the Constitution and therefore should be tabled after amendments, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena announced to the parliament this morning (June 06). MORE..
6 Jun 2023 (1:06 PM)
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) and to take the necessary steps for legislation to enforce the provisions of the agreement of the treaty s member states to ban "any nuclear weapons test or other nuclear explosion" anywhere in the world. MORE..
6 Jun 2023 (4:35 PM)
The Cabinet of Ministers has granted the approval for the proposal to publish the draft Bill on contempt of a court in the government gazette, and subsequently to be tabled in the Parliament for its approval. MORE..
6 Jun 2023 (5:53 PM)
Following days of heavy rainfall, several roads in Bulathsinhala and Walallawita Divisional Secretariat divisions in Kalutara district are inundated, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) says. MORE..
6 Jun 2023 (12:17 PM)
The Court of Appeal has postponed delivering the verdict of the petition filed against State Minister Diana Gamage s parliamentary membership. MORE..
6 Jun 2023 (1:40 PM)
International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday revealed the latest crop of outstanding international performers shortlisted as the candidates for the ICC Men s and Women s Player of the Month Awards for May. MORE..
6 Jun 2023 (7:21 PM)