The Cabinet has approved proposal for the drafting of a bill against the spread of false and misleading statements through the internet.
The proposal was presented jointly by the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Mass Media.
The spread of false information on the internet poses a serious threat and is seen as being used to divide society, spread hatred and weaken democratic institutions, the Government Information Department stated. It added that steps should be taken to provide access to accurate information to citizens and civil society by introducing a new law to protect society from the harm caused by false propaganda on the internet.
Accordingly, Cabinet approved a proposal tabled by the Justice Minister and the Mass Media Minister to advice the Legal Draftstman to draft a bill for the relevant issue.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
Read these and more on tomorrow’s edition of the Sunday Times
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