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The Secretary to the Treasury has informed the Board of Directors of Sri Lanka Telecom PLC (SLT) and Lanka Hospitals PLC that the Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval in principle for the divestment of the stakes held by the Treasury Secretary in the two companies. MORE..
20 Mar 2023 (8:50 PM)
The Cabinet of Ministers has authorized the Finance Ministry Secretary or the Treasury s Deputy Secretary to sign the Promissory Notes and other required documents as soon as Sri Lanka receives the IMF-supported Extended Fund Facility (EFF) approval from the IMF Executive Board. MORE..
20 Mar 2023 (11:41 PM)
Three Fundamental Rights (FR) petitions filed requesting the annulment of former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa s decision to pardon former MP Duminda Silva, who was convicted and sentenced to death over the murder of Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra, have been taken up for hearing once again today (March 20) before the Supreme Court. MORE..
20 Mar 2023 (8:44 PM)
The National Building Research Organization (NBRO) has issued landslide early warnings for several areas in a total of three districts, namely Badulla, Galle and Matale. MORE..
20 Mar 2023 (2:34 PM)
The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) is to wage a battle to preserve the independence of judiciary from the pressure being asserted from the nation s executive, said the legal body s chairman Saliya Peiris on Sunday, emphaising that attempts were being made to systematically ignore court rulings. MORE..
20 Mar 2023 (9:20 AM)
An assault has allegedly been carried out on several members of the Electricity Consumers Association during a demonstration held in the Godigamuwa area of Divulapitiya last night (March 20). MORE..
20 Mar 2023 (4:23 PM)
The President s Office has made a special summons to Neel Bandara Hapuhinna, Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration. MORE..
20 Mar 2023 (1:08 PM)