The Online Safety (Amendment) Bill which aims to amend the recently enacted Online Safety Act was presented in Parliament today.
Leader of the House Susil Premajayantha resented the Bill in Parliament on behalf of the Public Security Minister. The debate on the Bill is to be held in a future date.
The Government decided to amend the recently enacted Online Safety Act after concerns were raised against the Act by certain factions.
Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera revealed yesterday that United Petroleum of Australia has finalised an agreement with the Power and Energy Ministry to venture into petroleum retail operations in Sri Lanka. The announcement comes following last month’s signing of the agreement between the two parties. “They plan to sign the agreement with the BOI…
PHU leader and MP Udaya Gammanpila yesterday submitted a bill to amend the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Act No. 16 of 2023 to Acting Secretary General of Parliament Hansa Abeyratne. The move comes after the Central Bank salaries were sharply increased without adequate oversight. The bill aims to nullify the arbitrary salary increase of…
The weather forecast for today predicts showers or thundershowers in multiple provinces of Sri Lanka. According to the forecast, these conditions will occur in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, and North-western provinces, as well as in Galle, Matara, and Anuradhapura districts after 2.00 p.m. Additionally, there may be showers or thundershowers in a few places in…
The Central Province of Sri Lanka is making waves by initiating action against 51 government school teachers caught conducting private tuition classes for their school students. This bold move targets the heart of the island nation’s “tuition menace,” a system that exploits students and burdens families with unfair extra costs. These teachers, hailing from across…
The Meterology Department requests the general public to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by lightning during thundershowers as the atmospheric conditions are favorable further for afternoon thundershowers in most parts of the island. Showers or thundershowers will occur in the most parts of the island after 2.00 p.m. Showers or thundershowers may occur…
The second phase of the “Aswesuma” welfare benefit program will begin data collection from July 15 to 30, as announced by the Welfare Benefits Board. Following the successful qualification of over 1.8 million individuals in the first phase, an additional 450,924 applications have been received for the second phase. The identification process to determine eligible…
