Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva poses for a picture with Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez during a bilateral meeting in Brasilia on Jan. 2, 2023. varisto SA/AFP/Getty Images
The Public Utilities Commission (PUCSL) has decided to speed up the increase in electricity tariffs as proposed by the CEB as per the Electricity Act of 2009.
Chairman of the Election Commission Nimal Punchihewa is suspecting an attempt to prevent the local government polls from taking place.
The Supreme Court today (24) sentenced retired Army Major Ajith Prasanna to four years of rigorous imprisonment and fined him Rs. 300,000 after finding him guilty to a contempt of court charge.
The Election Commission has ruled out holding the local government polls without adequate funding being made available.
New members will be appointed to the Election Commission in the coming days, according to parliament sources.
Former chairman of the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) Jaswar Umar has called for the intervention of president Ranil Wickremesinghe to get FIFA's suspension of local football lifted.
None of the decisions taken without the full quorum of the Election Commission are considered valid, said Dr. Prathibha Mahanama Hewa.
A meeting of the Constitutional Council will be held next Wednesday (25) at 9.30 am, Chief of Staff and Deputy General Secretary of the Parliament Kushani Rohanadeera said.
The Netherlands Ambassador in Colombo Bonnie Horbach and President's Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor on National Security Sagala Ratnayaka had a discussion at the Presidential Secretariat recently.
