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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


Govt to introduce new digitalization system for EPF - Dy Minister

Sri Lanka, Nov. 25 -- The government of Sri Lanka has decided to introduce a new digitalization system for the Employees' Provident Fund (EPF). Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Finance and P... Read More


Court official remanded for soliciting bribe from female litigant

Sri Lanka, Nov. 25 -- The Fiscal of the Udugama Magistrate's Court in Galle has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC). While performing duties a... Read More


PM Harini and US Ambassador discuss bilateral educational cooperation

Sri Lanka, Nov. 24 -- US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie Chung, has met with the Prime Minister, Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, at the Parliament of Sri Lanka. During the meeting, Ambassador Julie Chung note... Read More


Man arrested for illegal excavation of artifacts in Thanamalwila

Sri Lanka, Nov. 24 -- A person who was involved in illegal excavation of artifacts has been arrested in the Batuwewa area of Thanamalwila. Several excavation tools used in the illegal operations were... Read More