The Sri Lankan Government has launched a renewed crackdown on dissent that is severely curtailing civil society freedom and obstructing efforts to deliver justice for conflict-
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, in his capacity as the Minister of Finance, has submitted a Cabinet paper at the last Cabinet meeting proposing to streamline all government tenders and investment projects through a single committee.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal to allow Magistrates to supervise suspects held in police custody.
The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL), the electricity sector regulator approved the power purchase agreement to build the 300 MW Kerawalapitiya Liquid Natural Gas power plant in Sri Lanka under the new chairmanship and the board members last week.
All parliamentarians are scheduled to be vaccinated against Covid-19 from today (16).