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Cabinet approves payment of annual subscription to International Solar Alliance and to and sign Country Partnership Framework
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the following proposals presented by the Minister of Power and Energy. • To pay US$ 25,000 as an annual subscription continuously from 2024/25 financial year • To ...
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Ministry of Education has introduced a five-pillar plan for the proposed education reforms – Prime Minister
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that the 2025 budget of the present government has allocated the highest amount ever in the history for education and the Ministry of Education has ...
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Cabinet nod to appoint committee to report on acceptable decoration and modification of components of buses
The Cabinet of Ministers decided to give its consent to the proposal presented by the Minister of Transport, Highways, Port, and Civil Aviation to appoint a committee representing all relevant ...
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H. M. J. M. Herath appointed District Secretary / Government Agent of the administrative district of Kegalle
The Cabinet of Ministers granted approval for the resolution furnished by the Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Governments to appoint Mr. H. M. J. M. Herath, the ...
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No PCB official at Champions Trophy final presentation, host board asks ICC to explain
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has asked the ICC for an explanation after the Champions Trophy tournament director Sumair Ahmed was not included in the post-final presentation ceremony in Dubai on ...
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Cabinet nod to amend industry Promotion Act No 46 of 1990
It has been noted that the provisions of the Industry Promotion Act No. 46 of 1990 existing at present are not sufficient to compile industry policies that enable fulfilling the contemporary ...
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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy arrives in Saudi Arabia for peace talks
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy  has arrived in Saudi Arabia to visit the kingdom’s crown prince and prime minister ahead of meetings with United States diplomats focused on a bilateral ...
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Philippines ex-President Rodrigo Duterte arrested on ICC warrant
The office of the President of the Philippines has reported the arrest of the country’s ex-President Rodrigo Duterte after receiving a request from the International Criminal Court (ICC). Duterte was ...
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Amendment to Tea Control Act No. 51 of 1957
Approval of the Cabinet of Ministers was granted at their meeting held on 11.01.2021 to amend the Tea Control Act No. 51 of 1957 including the following particulars: • An introduction of a definition ...
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Three new Court of Appeal Justices sworn In
Three newly appointed Court of Appeal Justices were formally sworn in before President Anura Kumara Disanayake today (11), at the Presidential Secretariat. Accordingly, the appointments were conferred ...
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Crew member missing and vessels still on fire after collision in North Sea
GMT on Monday [10], the Stena Immaculate – a US oil tanker – was hit by the Portuguese cargo ship, the Solong, while at anchor off the East Yorkshire coast in a busy shipping area. Thirty-six people ...