The Cabinet of Ministers decided to appoint an evaluation committee for online visa applications.

The ways and means committee of parliament has instructed relevant state officials to suspend the licenses of liquor manufacturers who have failed to pay the excise tax instalments due by 04 December.

As Christmas approaches this year, as has been the case, we return to the vital importance of reflecting on the true significance of this day.

Public Security Minister Tiran Alles told Parliament yesterday (11) that the entire population of Sri Lanka will be registered with the Police due to the high crime rate.

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).