At the International Diplomatic Conference on the Prohibition of Anti - Personnel Mines in Oslo on September 18, 1997, an agreement was reached to ban the use, stockpiling, manufacture and delivery of anti - personnel mines and to destroy them.
Sri Lanka agreed to the Convention on 13 December 2017. The Sri Lankan government is obliged to enact relevant laws for this purpose. The Attorney General's clearance has been received for the bill prepared by the legal draftsman for this purpose.
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal presented by Minister of Justice yesterday to publish the said Bill in the Government Gazette and thereafter submit it to Parliament for approval.
The death toll in the Ella bus accident has increased to 15 with 16 others injured.
Sri Lanka’s largest renewable energy project, the ‘Rvidanavi’ Solar Power Park project was launched in Siyambalanduwa today by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is due to vacate his official residence at Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo this morning, a Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) source said.
The Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill was passed by a majority of 150 in parliament today. However the opposition MP’s were absent during the voting.
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