By SHIHAR ANEEZ Sri Lanka expects to present an anti-corruption bill to the parliament in coming days, Cabinet Spokesman said, as the island nation has been urged by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to reduce corruption. The IMF has urged Sri Lanka to reduce corruption vulnerabilities through improving fiscal transparency and public financial management, introducing a […]
ECONOMYNEXT –Sri Lanka has recorded a significant reduction in fuel demand over the year from January 2022 to January 2023, with consumption of auto diesel and petrol dropping as much as 50 and 30 percent respectively, Power & Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara said. The minister tweeted Friday March 10 that retail and industrial fuel sales […]
The government has printed 278 billion rupees in the last few months of 2022, therefore to state that there is no money for elections is absurd, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa said in parliament on Thursday. “The government printed 278 billion rupees between October and December 2022. We only need 10 billion for elections,” he said. […]
The Elections Commission announced on Friday that the District Returning officers have issued gazettes to hold the Local Government election on April 25, 2023.The Government Printer has agreed to print ballot papers needed for postal voting within five days, the commission said. Ballot papers needed on the election day can be delivered within 20 to 25 days, […]
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