Water cut in Colombo and the suburbs for 12 hours

New Zealand tightens terror law after knife attack by Sri Lankan

New Zealand has passed a law that criminalises plotting a ?terrorist? attack, tightening a legal loophole that was exposed by a violent knife attack carried out by a Sri Lankan man earlier this month. The new law, approved on Thursday, had been months in the?planning but was hurried through parliament after a man inspired by the ISIL (ISIS) group grabbed a knife at an Auckland supermarket on September 3 and began stabbing shoppers, Al Jazeera reported. He wounded five people while two others w

30 Sep, 2021

Parliament to convene for five days next week

Parliament is to convene for five days next week, the Parliament Secretariat said. The decision was taken following a party leader’s meeting held today. Accordingly, Parliament will convene from 4th to 8th of October. Parliament has been limiting the number of days it meets as a result of the coronavirus. (Colombo Gazette)

30 Sep, 2021

Validity period of expiring driving licences extended

The validity period of expiring driving licences have been extended, Minister of Transport Pavithra Wanniarachchi said. The Minister issued a gazette notice amending the the Motor Traffic (Temporary Extension of the Validity Period of Driving License) Regulations No. 1 of 2021?published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2221/57 of April 1, 2021. Accordingly, the validity period of every driving licence issued by the Commissioner General of Motor Traffic under Part VII of the Motor Traffic Act (Chap

30 Sep, 2021