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Amendment to end law’s delays
Thursday, 02 June 2016 12:44The justice ministry is seeking suggestions from the public in order to amend the civil and criminal procedure code.
Sri Lanka president evacuated from luxury hotel fire
Thursday, 02 June 2016 10:27Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena was evacuated Wednesday night from a fire at a luxury beach hotel minutes after presiding over its opening ceremony, an official said.
Knitwear institute plans MoU with Sri Lankan institute
Thursday, 02 June 2016 10:19NIFT-TEA Knitwear Institute, promoted by Tirupur garment exporters, plans to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Sri Lanka Institute of Textile and Apparel shortly to seek expertise on production management.
Sri Lanka to gradually ban house maids abroad amid abuses, social cost
Thursday, 02 June 2016 10:15Sri Lanka will gradually stop sending house maids abroad, mainly to the Middle East, due to rights abuses, social costs and a local labour shortage, government spokesman Rajitha Senaratne said on Wednesday.
Wildlife chief speaks of resigning
Thursday, 02 June 2016 09:10Director general of wildlife conservation Dr. Sumith Pilapitiya has said that he would resign if elephants in the custody of his department were moved from one place to another every month, supposedly, for the purpose of using them for pageants.
Rajitha-GMOA talks a success
Thursday, 02 June 2016 08:45The health ministry has agreed to make fresh amendments to the list of post-internship appointees, following talks between minister Rajitha Senaratne and the GMOA last night (02).
‘No ability for state defence ministry to impose ban’
Thursday, 02 June 2016 08:23The state ministry of defence has no ability to say that a ban had been imposed on the eastern province chief minister from entering military camps, says cabinet spokesman Rajitha Senaratne.
Restriction on issuing passports to politically-persecuted ends
Wednesday, 01 June 2016 20:58The government issued a circular today (01) ending the restrictive practice of preventing the issuance of passports to Sri Lankan citizens resident abroad who were compelled to leave Sri Lanka due to political persecution.