Local government polls in January as agreed – PM
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that the government expects to hold the Local government polls in January as agreed…
Tag: gazette notification
New Regulations and Orders made on the Foreign Exchange
With a view to further liberalizing capital flows and simplifying the processes associated with current account transactions and various types…
No shortcomings, no fraud in the gazette notification, Minister says
There are no shortcomings or fraud in the Gazette notification issued regarding the local government delimitations, the Minister of Provincial…
AG to appoint three-member committee to study LG Election procedures
The Attorney General’s Department has taken steps to appoint a three-member committee comprising of lawyers, to look into the legal…
Election Commission decides to call nominations for 93 Local Government bodies with no legal obstacles
The Elections Commission on Monday decided to announce nominations dates, for the conduct of elections for 93 Local Government bodies…
Party leaders meeting tomorrow regarding the postponement of Local Government election
Speaker Karu Jayasuriya today announced in parliament that a party leaders’ meeting will be called tomorrow (24) to discuss the…
No need to postpone LG elections, both SLFP and UNP stress
The two major political parties of the government have stressed that they have no intention to postpone the local government…
BREAKING: Court of Appeal issues interim injunction over holding of LG Elections
An interim injunction, preventing the implementation of the delimitation gazette notification, was issued by the Court of Appeal. The injunction…
Election Commissioner to decide date for local government elections on 17th
The Chairman of the Election Commission Mahinda Deshapriya says that the date for the local election will be decided at…
CAA to set price for cooking oils – facts to surface at noon meeting
The Consumer Affairs Authority has decided to set a controlled price for all cooking oils including coconut oil. According to…