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 green-lighted the proposal to reduce the maximum retail price of 60 medicines with effect from June 15, 2023, and to review the price of medicines every three months. MORE..
6 Jun 2023 (1:32 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)
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)
An overseas travel ban was imposed on MP Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam today (June 06), on the orders of the Kilinochchi Magistrate s Court. MORE..
6 Jun 2023 (3:26 PM)
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) through the European Union (EU)-funded BESPA-FOOD (Best Standardized Practices for the Agri-Food Sector) project will support the government to establish a well-coordinated food safety system in the country. MORE..
6 Jun 2023 (7:42 PM)