The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has further relaxed the restrictions imposed on imports. Accordingly, it is reported that the cash margin requirement (Cash Margin) has been removed for 843 items while importing those items. It is reported that these 843 items include many essential items including mobile phones, refrigerators, electric fans and fruits. According …
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Member of Parliament Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka has decided to resign as a member of the Sectoral Oversight Committee on National Security, which is a key parliamentary committee. It is reported that Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka has decided to leave as the Chairman of this Supervisory Committee is Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekara MP and cannot …
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The proposal to remove Janaka Ratnayake from the position of Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission was passed with 46 majority votes. After debating this proposal in Parliament throughout the day, it was put to a vote. There were 123 votes in favor of the voting proposal and 77 votes against.
Justice Minister Wijayadasa Rajapaksa says that the presentation of the Anti-Terrorism Act, which was scheduled for today, will be delayed by another week. He said that this decision was taken after a discussion in this regard with the President. Parliament is scheduled to meet today for the first time after the Sinhala New Year.
It is reported that several institutions including the Land Reforms Commission, SriLankan Airlines, and the University Grants Commission are scheduled to be called before the COPE Committee in the coming parliamentary week. Accordingly, on the 25th, the Export Credit Insurance Corporation and the Land Reforms Commission on the 26th have been called to meet the …
Dr. Vijayadasa Rajapaksa, Minister of Judicial Prison Affairs and Constitutional Reform, said that it was decided to postpone the submission of the Terrorism Control Bill to the Parliament, which will replace the existing Terrorism Prevention Act. The minister said that after considering the demands, it was decided to postpone the submission of the bill to …
The Committee on Public Enterprise (COPE) has decided to summon several state institutions. The inaugural meeting of the COPE, which was appointed following the opening of the fourth session of the 09th Parliament, was held last week, during which Prof. Ranjith Bandara was appointed as its chairman. The committee is scheduled to meet tomorrow (March …
