The Recovery of Loans by Banks (Special Provisions) (Amendment) bill, which was amended to facilitate legal provisions for the suspension of Parate Law until December 15, 2024, was passed in Parliament without amendments on Tuesday (07).
7 May 2024 (7:55 PM)
As per the instructions of President Ranil Wickremesinghe, the President s Fund has initiated two additional scholarship programs alongside the on-going scholarship initiatives, the President s Media Division reported today. MORE..
7 May 2024 (7:01 PM)
The Judicial Medical Officer (JMO) has issued an open verdict regarding the autopsy of the two prison inmates who had allegedly died after consuming a rice parcel containing pork curry. MORE..
8 May 2024 (5:34 PM)
Sri Lanka s Cabinet of Ministers has approved the combined proposal presented by the President and the Minister of Education to instruct the Legal Draftsman to prepare a bill for the establishment of a National Teachers Council. MORE..
7 May 2024 (10:46 PM)
The court order issued preventing the Executive Committee of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) from removing party members Mahinda Amaraweera, Duminda Dissanayake, and Lasantha Alagiyawanna from their respective positions has been extended. MORE..
8 May 2024 (4:07 PM)
Supreme Court Judge S. Thurairaja has recused himself from the judge bench considering the appeals petitions filed by the directors of the local agent of the X-Press Pearl ship which caught fire in the seas off Colombo Harbour and resulted in the country s worst maritime disaster. MORE..
8 May 2024 (4:28 PM)