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AG issues instructions to record statements on bond scam

Attorney General (AG) Dappula de Livera has issued orders to record statements from suspects implicated in the Central Bank Treasury Bond Scam reported in 2016. The AG has instructed the Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) C. D. Wickremeratne to record statements from former Minister Ravi Karunanayake, Owner of Perpetual Treasuries Limited Arjun Aloysius and other suspects. He further instructed the Acting IGP to submit the statements before 25 July. Earlier this month, the Court of Appe

14 Jul, 2020

Validity period of expired licences further extended

The validity period of driving licences expiring between 01 July to 30 September has been further extended. The Ministry of Transport Management said the validity period has been further extended by 03 months. In June, the Department of Motor Traffic extended the validity period of driving licences expiring between 13 March- 30 June by 06 months. The Department also extended the validity period of licences expiring from 30 June ? 30 September by 3 months. The amendments were made at the time

14 Jul, 2020

GMOA calls for urgent steps to prevent second wave

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has called for urgent steps to be taken to prevent a second wave of the COVID-19 outbreak in Sri Lanka. In a letter to the Director General of Health Services Dr. Anil Jasinghe, the GMOA notes that the outbreak of COVID-19 cases at the Kandakadu Rehabilitation and Treatment Centre has created a severe risk of a ?second wave? of the COVID-19 outbreak in Sri Lanka. The GMOA notes that according to experiences of other countries, even those whic

13 Jul, 2020