Cabinet Approval for President’s Proposal to Implement National Agenda for Anti-Corruption

The Cabinet of Ministers has recently approved President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Cabinet Memorandum to implement the “National Agenda for Anti-Corruption.” This decision aligns with the legal, organizational, and strategic anti-corruption framework outlined in the International Monetary Fund’s report on governance diagnostics technical assistance support. The National Anti-Corruption Framework includes several key actions, such as the full implementation of the anti-corruption legislation …

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Ministerial Sub-Committee’s Report on Effective RAMIS System Utilization Presented to the President

The report from the Cabinet Sub-Committee appointed to investigate and recommend effective utilization of the Revenue Administration Management Information System (RAMIS) was recently presented to President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the President’s Office. Minister of Finance, Economic Stabilization, and National Policy, Mr. Ranil Wickremesinghe, issued Cabinet Memorandum No. 24/0696/604/079 on ‘Revenue Administration Management Information System (RAMIS) – Obtaining Maintenance Services’ dated …

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Tatyana Ozolina, ‘Russia’s most beautiful biker’, killed in motorcycle crash in Turkey

Tatyana Ozolina, a Russian social media star, died in a terrible motorcycle accident in Turkey. She was 38 years old. Ozolina, dubbed as “Russia’s most beautiful biker,” was well-known for her daring international travels. Turkiye Today, a Turkish media outlet, states that Ozolina was riding her red BMW motorcycle when she crashed into a truck on the Milas-Soke highway. Even …

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President Vows to Uphold Commitment to Buddhist Education despite Challenges

President Ranil Wickremesinghe reaffirmed his unwavering commitment to advancing Buddhist education in Sri Lanka, regardless of the challenges faced. He made this declaration during a scholarship award ceremony held at Temple Trees today (24th). At the ceremony, 3,000 scholarships were awarded to assist student monks, Seela Mathas at Piriven and Seela Matha Educational Institutions, and lay students across the country. …

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Agricultural Modernization Program Ends Use of Farmers as Political Pawns – Minister of Agriculture

Minister of Agriculture and Plantation Industries, Mahinda Amaraweera emphasized that the on-going agricultural modernization program initiated by the current government aims to advance local agriculture, making it impossible to use farmers as political tools. He announced a new initiative to cultivate green gram (mung) in paddy fields, in conjunction with the Yala and Maha seasons, targeting a harvest of 18,828 …

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Creating Job Opportunities for Youth within the Country

President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced that Sri Lanka will implement a strategic plan over the next decade to create job opportunities for its youth domestically, rather than having them seek employment abroad. He notified that failing to execute this plan would undermine the government’s significant investment in education and stressed the necessity for Sri Lanka to progress beyond its current status …

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Supreme Court prevents Deshabandu from functioning as IGP

The Supreme Court today issued an interim order restraining Deshabandu Tennakoon from functioning as the Inspector General of Police. The order will be effective until the final determination of nine Fundamental Rights Applications filed challenging his appointment as IGP. The order was issued by a three-judge-bench which comprised Justice Yasantha Kodagoda, Justice Achala Wengappuli and Justice Mahinda Samayawardena following nine …

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Divorce law to be totally scrapped – Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe

“The government is planning to totally scrap the divorce law and introduce a new law named ‘no fault divorce’,” Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe said yesterday (23). The Justice Minister said the new Bill will authorize the court to give a ruling on divorce cases without lengthy trials, if it is proved that the marriage is broken beyond reestablishment. Minister also …

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