MP Premnath Dolawatte has been invited for talks with a parliamentary committee with regard to his private member's motion to decriminalize homosexuality.
Former minister Ravi Karunanayake has said that a ban on the cultivation of palm oil will be lifted and developed as an export crop.
Justice minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe is to introduce a new act to resolve issues of the indigenous Veddah community.
Parliament yesterday (11) passed the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill at a vote following its second reading.
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is set to take up for consideration the first review of the 48-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF) Arrangement for Sri Lanka today (12).
Businesswoman Thilini Priyamali, who is accused of large-scale financial fraud, has been acquitted and released from the case in which she was accused of allegedly issuing a cheque from a bank account with insufficient funds to purchase a vehicle worth Rs. 8 million.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe could face impeachment over his arbitrary interference in affairs of the Constitutional Council (CC), which is the backbone of democratic institutions, and for violating the constitution, said MP Prof. G.L. Peiris.
The transparency in Sri Lanka’s ongoing International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme improved in November following the publication of several supporting documents with the 2024 budget, according to the latest update of Verité Research’s ‘IMF Tracker’.
Six global organisations representing the Tamil diaspora have called for broader representation of their community pertaining to initiatives that foster dialogue and collaboration for a harmonious and inclusive Sri Lanka.
