Uganda parliament scraps presidential age limit
Uganda’s parliament has approved a constitutional change that will allow the current president to run for an unprecedented sixth term…
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Wilpattu’s Vilaththakulam forest destruction report to be presented to parliament
The report on the Special Investigation Unit of the destruction of the Vilaththakulam Forest Reserve, which borders the Wilpattu National…
AG to send Central Expressway tender process report to parliament
Auditor General, Gamini Wijesinghe, says a special report on the tender process of the Central Expressway will be sent to…
Govt. hands over Hambantota Port reins to China Merchant Group
By Ashwin Hemmathagama – Our Lobby Correspondent The ceremonial handover of the Magampura Mahinda Rajapaksa Port took place on Saturday…
Constitutional Council to convene shortly
The Constitutional Council is set to convene this morning at the Parliament. Minister of Finance and Mass Media Mangala Samaraweera…
Sri Lanka plans to liberalize markets to increase competition, enhance living standards
Sri Lanka’s budget for next year plans to liberalize the trade removing tariffs immediately and modernizing archaic legislation to remove…
Third reading of Appropriation Bill 2018 passed in Parliament
The third reading of the Appropriation Bill 2018 was passed in Parliament by a majority vote. One hundred and fifty…
PM to discuss with ADB and IMF 40M coconut shortfall till mid next year
BY Methmalie Dissanayake Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday (8) said that according to forecasts there would be a 40 million…
Sri Lanka PM reveals plans of a new mechanism to overcome impact of climate changes on national economy
The Sri Lankan government is taking steps to create a mechanism to overcome the impacts unfavorable climatic changes on the…
Brexit: ‘Breakthrough’ deal paves way for future trade talksBrexit: ‘Breakthrough’ deal paves way for future trade talks
Prime Minister Theresa May has struck a last minute deal with the EU to move Brexit talks on to the…