Injunction against Prasanna Vithanage?s movie lifted

Drafting revisions to Monetary Law Act in final stages

The Central Bank (CB) says the drafting of revisions to the Monetary Law Act (MLA) is in the final stages. Central Bank Governor?Indrajit Coomaraswamy said that the Central Bank, assisted by legal experts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), is in the?final stages of drafting the revisions to the MLA, which will address long?standing concerns, such as the focus on non-core and quasi-fiscal activities,?monetary financing as well as limits to Central Bank autonomy by way of clearly?demarca

02 Jan, 2019

Bandula under fire over comments on A/L student

United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) Parliamentarian Bandula Gunawardena has come under fire over comments he made on an Advanced Level (A/L) student. A student of an?International School was among the students who got top marks at the last GCE A/L examination. At a press conference, Gunawardena had shown an image of the student appearing in a local newspaper and insisted that her performance could not be placed on par with students from Government schools. Gunawardena has been criticised

02 Jan, 2019

First cabinet proposals for 2019 approved at meeting

The first cabinet proposals for 2019 were approved when the cabinet met with President Maithripala Sirisena today. The first cabinet meeting for the year took place at the Presidential Secretariat today. United National Front Parliamentarian, Minister Gayantha Karunathilaka said that all the proposals submitted at the cabinet meeting were approved by the President today. He said that most of the proposals were related to the Finance Ministry. (Colombo Gazette)

02 Jan, 2019