Constitutional Council Calls for Fresh Applications for Appointment as Members of the National Police Commission
The Constitutional Council invites fresh applications from qualified and interested individuals to be considered for recommendation for appointment to the existing vacancies and one forthcoming vacancy in the post of Member of the National Police Commission. Applicants are required to submit their applications using the prescribed application form available on the Parliament of Sri Lanka website. The application form can …
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Ministerial Consultative Committee Approves Sub-Committee Report on the Establishment of an Education Council
The Ministerial Consultative Committee on Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education recently discussed and approved the final report of the Committee appointed to make recommendations for the establishment of an Education Council in Sri Lanka which had been endorsed by the Sub-Committee on the Establishment of an Education Council. The approval was granted at the meeting of the Ministerial Consultative …
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𝐇𝐑𝐂𝐒𝐋 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐝𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐥
The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has expressed serious concern over the denial of access to its officers at Welikada Prison on 7 July 2026, describing it as a violation of the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka Act, No. 21 of 1996, which empowers the Commission to enter places of detention at any time without prior notice. …
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Iran threatens to block more vital seaways as Trump orders renewed Iran blockade
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has threatened to close “all other export corridors that benefit the U.S. and its allies”, Iranian media reported, after Iran shut the Strait of Hormuz and the U.S. reimposed a naval blockade of Iranian ports. “Regional energy exports are either shared by all, or denied to all,” the IRGC said in a statement carried by …
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Bodies set by Act of Parliament are expected to conduct affairs transparently and accountably under the RTI Act, CA decides
Private member associations maintained without Government funding or Government employees but set up under statute are held accountable under Sri Lanka’s Right to Information Act, No. 12 of 2016 (RTI Act), the Court of Appeal has decided, upholding a 2024 ruling of the Right to Information Commission (RTI Commission). That was in dismissing an application by the Chartered Institute of …
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Iran supreme leader vows revenge for father’s killing
Iran’s supreme leader on Saturday vowed revenge for the US-Israeli killing of his father and predecessor, hours after President Donald Trump warned against any attempt to assassinate him. Both sides dialled up the rhetoric after exchanges of fire this week rocked an interim agreement aimed at ending their war, which broke out in late February with massive US-Israeli strikes. Trump …
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‘Tax Power 2026’ National Tax Week begins
Tax Energy 2026 is not just a tax collection campaign, it is a national program that produces responsible citizens who love the country and love the country The country’s massive development projects have been started today using local funds without taking loan from anyone – Speaker Dr. Jagat Wikramarathne “Tax Shakti 2026” National Tax Week inaugurated by the Bureau of …
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Sri Lanka: Effective National Preventive Mechanism needed to address persistent risks of torture and ill-treatment, UN torture prevention body says
GENEVA – Sri Lanka must strengthen its National Preventive Mechanism and take concrete action to address persistent risks faced by people deprived of liberty, the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) said after its second visit to the country, citing concerns over prolonged pre-trial detention, overcrowding and inadequate conditions in detention facilities and other places where people are deprived of liberty. “More …
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Sri Lanka upgraded to upper-middle income economy by World Bank
Sri Lanka first entered the upper-middle-income category in 2019 before falling back to lower-middle-income status as economic growth slowed and income levels deteriorated The World Bank has upgraded Sri Lanka’s status to an upper-middle-income economy, three years after the island nation faced the worst economic crisis, which pushed the country to the brink of collapse. The World Bank, in its …
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Endorsement of the Speaker’s Certificate on the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill and the Mediation (Civil and Commercial Disputes) Bill
Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne, Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka, yesterday (Jun. 30) endorsed the certificates on the Bill to amend the Value Added Tax Act No. 14 of 2002 and the Mediation (Civil and Commercial Disputes) Bill. The Bill to amend the Value Added Tax Act No. 14 of 2002 was presented to Parliament for the first reading on …
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