Police fail to secure court order against protests near Temple Trees

Report by Delimitation Committee handed over

The report by the?Delimitation Committee?was handed over to?Local Government and Provincial Councils Minister?Faizer Mustapha by the chairman of the committee Ashoka Peiris today. The report was signed by all members of the?Committee and will be gazetted once some typing errors are rectified. Mustapha?had earlier this month refused to accept the Delimitation Committee report as it was not signed by some committee members. The release of the report by the Delimitation Committee reviewing the d

17 Jan, 2017

PUCSL introduces installment plan for electricity connections

Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL), the electricity sector regulator, has introduced a guideline to identify information for an?installment payment system for those who are not able to pay the connection charge for a new electricity connection, in terms of Section 27 of the Sri Lanka Electricity Act, No. 20 of 2009 as amended. ?Sri Lanka has named year 2017 as the year for eradicating poverty in the country. These guidelines will ensure that any person is able to afford to get an

18 Jan, 2017

EU reiterates Sri Lanka must ratify 27 conventions for GSP

The European Union today reiterated that the ratification and implementation of 27 international conventions signed by a succession of Sri Lankan Governments, are the only criteria on which the Government of Sri Lanka’s application to rejoin the Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) is assessed. The EU office in Colombo said that the conventions relate to international human rights, labour rights, environmental standards and good governance. Benefitting from GSP+ requires the Governmen

18 Jan, 2017