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Recently signed Sri Lanka-US Defence Pact made public

Sri Lanka, Nov. 25 -- A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Ministry of Defence of Sri Lanka, the Montana National Guard and the United States Coast Guard was signed in Colombo on November 1... Read More


No incidents of sexual harassment took place involving Parliamentary staff, inquiry finds

Sri Lanka, Nov. 25 -- The committee appointed to investigate and report on whether any form of sexual harassment had occurred involving a female employee of Parliament has determined that no such inci... Read More


CID probes reports that A/L Economics paper has been leaked

Sri Lanka, Nov. 25 -- The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has commenced investigation over reports that the Economics question paper of the ongoing G.C.E. Advanced Level examination has been l... Read More


Govt to suspend issuance of new licences to operate analogue TV channels

Sri Lanka, Nov. 25 -- The government has decided to suspend the issuance of new licences for the operation of terrestrial analogue television channels in Sri Lanka. At present, 24 television channels... Read More


Cabinet grants approval to procure 3 million rabies vaccine doses

Sri Lanka, Nov. 25 -- The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to the proposal to award the contract, amounting to Rs. 360 million (without VAT), to procure 3,000,000 inactivated doses of 0.5 ml/... Read More


Govt to present draft bill in Parliament to amend Port City Economic Commission Act

Sri Lanka, Nov. 25 -- The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to the proposal to publish the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Act No. 11 of 2021 draft bill in the government gazette notific... Read More


Former Chairman of SLBFE Mohammed Hilmi arrested

Sri Lanka, Nov. 25 -- Former Chairman of the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE), Mohammed Hilmi, has been arrested on corruption charges by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bri... Read More


Cabinet grants approval for Sri Lanka to join RCEP trade bloc

Sri Lanka, Nov. 25 -- The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to the proposal for Sri Lanka's participation in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and for the completion and s... Read More


Cabinet approves amended Sri Lanka-Luxembourg double taxation agreement

Sri Lanka, Nov. 25 -- The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to sign the protocol amending the Agreement on the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion between the Dem... Read More


CID summoning Editor of 'Aruna' newspaper a warning to all journalists - Namal

Sri Lanka, Nov. 25 -- Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa stated that the summoning of the Editor-in-Chief of the Aruna newspaper, Mahinda Ileperuma, to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is an a... Read More