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Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne, on Thursday (09) endorsed the certificate on the Social Security Contribution Levy (Amendment) Bill.  The Second ReadingContinue Reading The post Speaker endorses certificate of Social Security Contribution…

The Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Transport, Highways and Urban Development has granted approval for new orders issued underContinue Reading The post Transport advisory committee approves permit transfer reforms appeared first on…

The No-Confidence Motion (NCM) against Minister of Energy Kumara Jayakody was defeated in Parliament today, by a majority of 104Continue Reading The post No-confidence motion against Minister Kumara Jayakody defeated in Parliament appeared…

Leader of the House Minister Bimal Rathnayake told Parliament that the government will appoint a Presidential Commission comprising sitting SupremeContinue Reading The post Govt to appoint Special Presidential Commission on coal procurement…

US President Donald Trump has tasked his vice president JD Vance with shoring up a shaky ceasefire at the high-levelContinue Reading The post Iran war: Vance heads to Pakistan for talks with Tehran appeared first on Newswire.

Bilaal Lookman, a first-year law student of Sri Lankan origin, has been elected as a municipal councillor in France atContinue Reading The post French student of Sri Lankan origin elected to city council at 18 appeared first on Newswire.

A special islandwide security programme has been implemented by the Ministry of Defence to ensure public safety during the upcomingContinue Reading The post Islandwide security programme launched for Sinhala and Tamil New New Year appeared…

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) member Nishantha Dias said the government should ensure that public facilities reflect the country’s culturalContinue Reading The post SLPP’s Dias questions lack of facilities for betel chewing at Colombo…

The Government Medical Officers’ Association is to end its 48-hour islandwide strike at 8.00 a.m. on Saturday (11). The GMOAContinue Reading The post GMOA to end islandwide strike on Saturday appeared first on Newswire.

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa said today’s parliamentary vote on the no-confidence motion against the Energy Minister had revealed divisions overContinue Reading The post Sajith claims NCM vote shows divide over coal issue, consumer…