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The rules require him to forward the resolutions to relevant committee chairpersons.

DHAKA, May 10, 2023 (BSS) - State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Dr Md Enamur Rahman today said the

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) heads to the polls to elect parliamentary candidates and a presidential candidate this weekend for the 2024 general elections. As it seeks to capture power and take over the administration of the country, there is a huge focus on the Volta Region, where its electoral fortunes dwindled in last […]

Opposition Member of Parliament (MP) Ganesh Mahipaul on Tuesday said he submitted a Motion to the National Assembly calling on the Executive Arm of Government and the Attorney General to comply with Justice Sandil Kissoon’s ruling that Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) and its parent company, Exxon Mobil provide parent company guarantee to protect Guyana against the devastating effects of an oil spill.

Thailand is scheduled to host a retreat of BIMSTEC foreign ministers in July, to reinvigorate the 25-year-old intergovernmental organisation, said a report by the Thai PBS World. An informed source told Thai PBS World that Thailand, the current chair of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) has scheduled a […]

The country earned 166.5 million U.S. dollars from tourism last month, Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) Chairman Priyantha Fernando told journalists in Colombo on Monday. He said that Sri Lanka’s tourism revenue has exceeded 160 million dollars a month from January 2023. In the first four months of 2023, Sri Lanka has earned 696.3 million dollars […]

Deputy Prime Minister Santia Bradshaw speaking to the media at State House today while the Parliamentary Reform Commissioners, look on. (C. Pitt/BGIS) Deput ...

Continuing his ongoing dialogue with the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India Dr. Pramod Kumar Mishra, the High Commissioner of Sri Lanka in New Delhi Milinda Moragoda met with the former at the Prime Minister’s Office. High Commissioner Moragoda thanked Dr. Mishra for the support India has been extending to Sri Lanka in […]

Opposition to resist ‘anti-people’ policies of govt. By Rathindra Kuruwita Opposition parties have agreed to close ranks to resist the anti-people policies of the government, Freedom People’s Congress member, MP Nalaka Godahewa says. Godahewa told the media yesterday, in Colombo, that there were many serious problems regarding the anti-terrorism Bill, the IMF agreement, and the proposed Central […]

By Norman Palihawadane The Kalutara South Police are looking for a 29-year-old married man who has gone missing since the death of his 16-year-old girlfriend, whose body was found near the railway line behind a hotel on the main street of Galle Road in Kalutara. Police said the deceased was a resident of Nagoda, Kalutara. […]