Gazette to be issued next week to hold LG polls in January

Moves underway to pardon Ranjan Ramanayake

The Government is considering granting a presidential pardon to jailed former MP Ranjan Ramanayake. Justice Minister Wijeydasa Rajapaksha said that he has sought a report from the Prisons Department to consider freeing Ranjan Ramanayake. The Supreme Court had?sentenced former MP Ranjan Ramanayake?to four years rigorous imprisonment over charges of contempt of court. Ramanayake?s?Parliament seat was also abolished due to his sentencing, despite objections raised by the opposition on multiple o

16 Jul, 2022

Sri Lanka concludes bilateral consultations with Japan

Sri Lanka concluded bilateral consultations with Japan which focused on enhancing bilateral political, economic and defence cooperation. Secretary, Foreign Affairs Aruni Wijewardane led the bilateral consultations with a senior delegation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. The Japanese delegation was led by the Assistant Minister of the Southwest and Southeast Asia Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Kano Takehiro. “The discussions focused on enhancing bil

17 Jul, 2022

US ban on Xinjiang imports hits China?s supply chain

Beijing [China], July 11 (ANI): After finding out that the Chinese products are produced with forced labour, the US imposed a ban on Xinjiang imports, which hit China?s supply chain. In 2021, the Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act (UFLPA) was signed into law, under which the US government assumes that anything made even partially, in the Chinese manufacturing hub of Xinjiang is produced with forced labour and therefore, can?t be imported into the US unless companies are able to provide ?clear

17 Jul, 2022