Govt. agrees to pay DAT allowance increase; docs call off scheduled strike
Government doctors yesterday (23) decided to call of their strike scheduled for today following the withdrawal of a Health Ministry circular issued by Dr Asela Gunawardena,
Government doctors yesterday (23) decided to call of their strike scheduled for today following the withdrawal of a Health Ministry circular issued by Dr Asela Gunawardena,
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Namal Rajapaksa has backed the government’s proposed Online Safety Bill.
In line with widespread predictions, the Central Bank opted to keep its key policy rates unchanged at 9 and 10 percent during its inaugural Monetary Policy announcement for the year.
Owners of 125 vehicles have been issued warning over traffic offences as a preliminary step in the pilot project launched in Colombo yesterday (22), where a 24-hour surveillance system was implemented to monitor traffic violations.
A protest took place near Gandhi Park in Batticaloa yesterday (22) against two draft laws presented by the government.
The Online Safety Bill is to be taken up for debate in Parliament today after 83 MPs voted in favour of debating the bill, while 50 MPs had voted against it.
President Wickremesinghe stressed the urgency of reforming the global financial architecture during his address at the 3rd South Summit of the Group of 77 and China in Kampala, Uganda.
The public will witness the outcomes of the government’s new economic reforms despite the opposition’s criticism, National Security Advisor Sagala Ratnayaka said.
Parliament took a 10-minute adjournment this morning (23) to convene a party leaders meeting for discussions on the proposed Online Safety Bill.
“If to defeat Ranil, the program to defeat him should be better than the current program,” said Dr. Rajitha Senaratne, Member of Parliament of the Jathika Samagi Jana Balawega Party.