Draft Bill on 20th Amendment presented to Parliament

SLPP, SLFP agree to limit future cabinet to 30 members

The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) have agreed that a future cabinet must be limited to 30 members. SLPP Chairman, Professor G L Peiris said that the SLPP and SLFP have reached an agreement on several policies. He said that among the policies agreed on are the number of cabinet members a future Government must have, amending the electoral system and selecting Ministers on a scientific basis. Professor G L Peiris said that talks between the SLPP and S

02 Sep, 2019

EU GSP+ monitoring team briefs Sri Lanka on observations

The European Union (EU) GSP+ monitoring team has briefed Sri Lanka on its initial observations. The EU office in Sri Lanka said that the EU team?briefed Minister Malik Samarawickrama on its initial observations, reviewing progress in human rights, labour rights, and environmental protection in Sri Lanka. The EU also quoted Acting Ambassador Thorsten Bargfrede as saying that the EU has become Sri Lanka’s largest trading partner and that exports went up 20% since GSP+ was regranted in 2017. The

02 Sep, 2019

India will partner with Sri Lanka as per Sri Lanka?s own requirements

India says it is committed to partnering with Sri Lanka as per Sri Lanka?s own priorities and requirements. The High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, Taranjit Singh Sandhu said that in Sri Lanka, the scourge of Jehadi terrorism raised its ugly head during Easter attacks, which was an attack not just against Sri Lanka, but against the whole of humanity who believe that all human beings are essentially one. The High Commissioner noted that the Prime Minister of India was the first world leade

02 Sep, 2019