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Steps are being taken to prepare the new integrated labour law to avoid the complexities of the existing employment statutes, Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment, Manusha Nanayakkara, recently told the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Labour and Foreign Employment affairs. The Minister said they will start taking opinions and suggestions of all relevant parties from […]

Attention was drawn to the establishment of three sub-committees for the future work of the Sectoral Oversight Committee on increasing exports of good...

Parliamentarian Chandima Weerakkody was elected  as the President of the Sri Lanka – USA Parliamentary Friendship Association. The special meeting to elect the office bearers related to the Ninth Parliament of the Sri Lanka – USA Parliamentary Friendship Association was held at the Parliament on Thursday (23) under the chairmanship of the Speaker Mahinda Yapa […]

State Minister Lasantha Alagiyawanna, was elected as the new Chair of the Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) with a majority of votes. He was elected at the first meeting of the Committee on Public Accounts held on Friday (24) for the Fourth Session of the Ninth Parliament.  

The Navy has briefed the new Governor of the Northern Province Jeevan Theagarajah on the continuing problem of poaching by the Indian fishing fleet. The briefing had been given during the Governor’s visit to Jaffna islands on 20 Nov., Navy headquarters said. The Governor of the Northern Province visited the islands of the North to […]

Government MP Weerasumana Weerasinghe has strongly criticised the failure on the part of those responsible to ensure a steady supply of fertiliser for tea cultivations. The Communist Party MP (Matara District) elected on the SLPP ticket has urged Minister of Plantation Dr. Ramesh Pathirana to introduce a subsidy scheme for tea fertiliser as the tea […]

Text and pic by PRIYAN DE SILVA The National Coordinator of the Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV) Manjula Gajanayaka, referring to the recent behaviour of back benchers in Parliament, said the national legislature was fast becoming the breeding ground for hate speech and misinformation. The election monitor said one of the major challenges faced […]

The Government Medical Officers Associations (GMOA) yesterday urged the Director General of Health Services, Dr. Asela Gunawardane to take action against an organisation, named ‘Coalition to Prevent COVID deaths,’ for allegedly undermining people’s trust in the vaccines. GMOA Secretary, Dr. Senal Fernando said that their Ampara Branch had informed that the above-mentioned organisation is holding […]

By Ifham Nizam The Court of Appeal yesterday took up a public interest litigation pertaining to the allegedly illegal gazette pertaining to 15 illegally captured elephants. The extraordinary gazette was issued on 19 August, 2021, effectively legalizing the commercial use of elephants, private ownership of elephants, low standards of welfare and, most importantly, permitted the […]

By Chitra Weerarathne The Supreme Court yesterday (23) gave the respondents, cited in the fundamental rights violation petition filed by Diana Gamage, Samagi Jana Balavegaya National List Member of Parliament time till 18 Dec. to file objections to the petition. Diana Gamage has challenged her expulsion from the party for voting with the government for […]