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PoliticalTags: Print EditionBudget 2022 does not address the price hike in many essential food items and other goods, National People’s Power leader MP Anura Kumara Dissanayake said. It also provides no compensation for farmers who…

LocalTags: Sri LankaIt was revealed at the Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) that 31 persons have been given permission to construct 31 shops at private expense in the vacant space reserved for passengers at the Kurunegala bus stand.…

Law & OrderDilshan TharakaTags: Print EditionThe Attorney General yesterday requested the Supreme Court to consider a petition filed seeking annulment of the Cabinet decision to transfer 40% of the government-owned stake in the…

PoliticalTags: Print EditionPreface Honourable Speaker, I present today the 76th Budget of the independent Sri Lanka. This is the second budget of the Government of His Excellency the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and my maiden budget…

LocalTags: MuthurajawelaSri LankaEnvironment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said that the final decision regarding the Muthurajawela Wet Sanctuary will be announced within the next two weeks.   The final decision on the Muthurajawela…

Law & OrderSubhashini Senanayake and Shavini MadharaTags: Print EditionAttorney Hejaaz Hisbullah and the Principal of a Madrasa School in Puttalam Mohommed Shakil, who were arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID),…

PoliticalTags: Print Edition* The minimum period a Member of Parliament must serve to obtain the pension extended from five (5) years to 10 years. * The construction of new office space for state use will be suspended for two 2 years…

LocalTags: Sri LankaThe road section of Colombo-Katunayake Expressway (E 01), between Peliyagoda Interchange and Existing Kelani Bridge will be closed from November 14 (Sunday) 6am till 12 midnight.   The decision was taken due to the…

Law & OrderDilshan TharakaTags: Print EditionThe case filed against three accused including Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) former Chairman Nalaka Godahewa was yesterday fixed for further trial on November 30 by the…

PoliticalFinance Minister Basil Rajapaksa delivering the 2022 Budget.Tags: Print EditionFinance Minister Basil Rajapaksa presented Budget 2022 in Parliament yesterday in the presence of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister…