News Room : Police receive 12 complaints – The Island
… adequate checks and balances in place The Bar Association of Sri Lanka has warned the government and all political parties represented in parliament that if the 21st Amendment (presented to Parliament as the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution Bill) fails to create strong independent institutions, it will have a bearing on future law reform initiatives such as the proposed...
News Room : PM urged not to put off LG polls
PAFFREL questions need for another PSC on electoral reforms The People’s Actions for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) has questioned the rationale behind the move to appoint another Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) to recommend electoral reforms; it has said a PSC on electoral reforms, headed by Dinesh Gunawardena, as the Leader of the House, made recommendation. Rohana Hettiarachchi, executive director, PAFFREL...
News Room : Budget to be presented on 14 Nov. – The Island
… adequate checks and balances in place The Bar Association of Sri Lanka has warned the government and all political parties represented in parliament that if the 21st Amendment (presented to Parliament as the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution Bill) fails to create strong independent institutions, it will have a bearing on future law reform initiatives such as the proposed...
News Room : Justice Minister wants PSC on electoral reforms – The Island
… adequate checks and balances in place The Bar Association of Sri Lanka has warned the government and all political parties represented in parliament that if the 21st Amendment (presented to Parliament as the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution Bill) fails to create strong independent institutions, it will have a bearing on future law reform initiatives such as the proposed...
News Room : The cinema of Vasantha Obeyesekere – The Island
By Uditha Devapriya In my essay on H. D. Premaratne, I pointed out that Premaratne and Vasantha Obeyesekere were responsible for much of the changes that swept through the Sinhala cinema in the 1970s. Basically, they helped shatter the distinction that had prevailed until then between an artistic and a commercial cinema. Both directors focused a common set of issues:...
News Room : Trade union protest marching towards Hyde park!
he protest march started by the trade unions has already started. The march is currently going towards Hyde Park. The post Trade union protest marching towards Hyde park! appeared first on Mawratanews.lk | Sri Lanka Latest Sinhala News and Headlines.
News Room : Will the president lose his finance ministry if the speaker signs on the 22nd?
With the Speaker’s signature on the 22nd Constitutional Amendment passed by the Parliament, there is a notion that the President’s position of Finance Minister will be eliminated. The amendment specifies that the President may only hold the position of Defense Minister. In accordance with Article 44 (3), if a subject or function is unassigned, the President may only perform those duties...
News Room : CBK issues statement on release of her ex-LTTE attackers
Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga issuing a statement has said the decision to release three ex-LTTE cadres who attempted to assassinate her was a correct decision. Releasing a video on her personal Facebook page, Kumaratunga said out of the three, two are a husband and wife duo from Kotahena who were accused of fitting the explosive vest on the suicide...
News Room : Company registration fees increased
President Ranil Wickramasinghe has issued an extraordinary gazette notice raising the registration fees of companies and societies. Accordingly, The new fee for registering a private limited company is Rs 4,600. The new fee for registering a public limited company is Rs.23,000. The new fee for registering an unlimited company is Rs 17,250.
News Room : SJB vows to defeat proposed tax reforms
Samagi Jana Balawegaya MP S.M Marrikkar says his party will work towards defeating the government's proposed tax reforms. He said the party would vote against the proposed tax hikes in parliament. “As representatives of the people, we cannot vote for these exorbitant tax hikes at a time when the price of goods have increased significantly. We will not vote...