South Africa Emerging team coach Shukri Conrad is expecting their Sri Lanka counterparts to bounce back strongly when the two sides begin their four-day series on Sunday.

The Supreme Court determined that the VAT Amendment draft Bill was placed in Parliament violating the mandatory procedure laid down in the Constitution. It is a Minister who should introduce Bills or Motions in respect of fiscal matters, the court said, noting that they are approved by the Cabinet of Ministers. In this instance, to put it plainly, the draft Bill did not bear a tag to say it has been approved by the Cabinet of Ministers.

No freehold land will be granted to the Project Company of the Colombo International Financial Centre (CIFC) under the new tripartite agreement which was signed on Friday, the Government said.

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has made it clear that his government’s move to set up an office to find about 65,000 people reported missing during the civil war was not aimed at targeting the security forces but for the redressal of those affected by the strife.