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Ruling party MPs urged to vote according to conscience

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- Civil society organisation Dinana Dakuna today urged ruling party MPs to vote according to their conscience when Parliament votes on the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution today... Read More


After 22A, NPP Govt to begin work on new Constitution

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- Despite the Government's sudden move to enact the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, which provides for an increase in the retirement age of superior court judges, the introduc... Read More


Avoid taking painkillers amid rising flu cases: Expert

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- A surge in Influenza A H1N1 infections is currently being detected in Sri Lanka, with an increase in positive samples identified by the National Influenza Centre at the Medical ... Read More


Weather impact to ease as depression weakens

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- The impact of the deep depression over the Bay of Bengal on Sri Lanka's weather is expected to gradually decrease from tomorrow (25) as the system weakens into a depression, the... Read More


Committee on High Posts approves Ambassador, High Commissioner appointments

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- The Committee on High Posts of Parliament has approved the appointments of a new Ambassador, a High Commissioner and the Chairman of a state institution. The approvals were gra... Read More


Over 53,000 people with kidney disease receive Rs. 10,000 monthly allowance: Minister

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- As many as 53,604 people suffering from kidney disease are currently receiving a monthly allowance of Rs. 10,000, Minister of Social Security Upali Pannilage told Parliament tod... Read More


Solar sector at risk, Chamber of Commerce tells president

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- The National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka has urged President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to intervene urgently over policy concerns affecting the country's rooftop solar energ... Read More


Courts go paperless as e-filing launched

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- Electronic filing of Court cases has been introduced at the Colombo District Court as part of the island-wide e-Courts Project implemented under the Judicial Service Commission.... Read More


Ex-Lanka Mineral Sands Chairman arrested over alleged corruption

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) today arrested the former Chairman of Lanka Mineral Sands Limited, Udeni Jayaratne Dassanayake, over ... Read More


TIN certificate mandatory for key transactions from November 1

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) said that submitting a valid Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) Certificate will become mandatory for a wide range of essential financial, ... Read More