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The 22nd Amendment to the Constitution was published via Gazette, as a Bill to amend the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. Minister of Justice Wijayadasa Rajapaksa recently submitted this bill to the Cabinet and the Cabinet...

Members of the opposition, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) have held a discussion with the visiting US Treasury and State Department representatives, along with US Ambassador to Colombo Julie Chung.  SJB MP Dr. Harsha de Silva said that Opposition and SJB...

New Minister of Investment Promotion Dhammika Perera has announced 06 key decisions pertaining to the Department of Immigration and Emigration. Minister paid an inspection visit to the Department’s head office in Battaramulla to look into the difficulties related to passports...

In a new gazette notification the Consumer Affairs Authority says that all traders, manufacturers, store owners, importers and distributors are required to display the maximum retail price, weight or volume and the date of manufacture and other details of the...

The National Transport Commission has decided to increase the minimum bus fare to Rs. 40. All bus fares to be increased by 22% from July 1st. However all Ceylon Private Bus Owners’ Association had demanded a minimum 30% hike with...

Official website of Parliament of Sri Lanka has taken measured to remove all residential details of Members of Parliament of Sri Lanka. A parliament spokesperson informed these steps were taken to protect the members of Parliament in consideration of the...

Human right commission requests Attorney general to charge SSP keerthiratna on Rambukkana shooting incidents with criminal charges. Agitation for fuel ended up a shooting killing one person and injuring few more. SSP K. B. Keerthiratne was arrested while he was...

World leaders including French President Emmanuel Macron and US President Joe Biden are due on Tuesday to leave the Group of Seven meeting in Germany and head to Spain for a NATO summit. Before their departure the G7 leaders issued a statement condemning Russia’s deadly attack on...

Sri Lankan cabinet of ministers have taken a decision to allow companies from oil-producing nations to import and sell fuel in the country, the power and energy minister in a statement issued said on Tuesday, as the country tries to...

Sri Lanka Navy nabbed 47 illegal migrants trying to migrate to Australia This illegal migration attempts were reduce some time ago now has surfaced after the economic crisis the country faces. Australian government has repeatedly warned that illegal migrants would...