The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the publication of the revised Online Safety Bill in the government gazette and its subsequent presentation to Parliament.
The Department of Government Information (DGI) announced that following the Supreme Court’s ruling on the draft “Online Safety Bill” and its subsequent approval in Parliament, the Security of Online Methods Act No. 9 of 2024 is now in effect.
The Government states prior to the bill being passed in Parliament, concerns were raised by experts in the field about amendments to certain sections of the bill, but there was no possibility of including such amendment proposals in the bill at the committee stage.
The draft bill, prepared by the Legal Draftsman and approved by the Attorney General, has now received Cabinet approval following the proposal tabled by the State Minister of Defence Premitha Bandara Tennakoon.
The revised bill will be published in the government gazette and subsequently presented to Parliament for further consideration.
My memory takes me back to 1979, to a moment etched in time when a strikingly tall and impeccably dressed military officer, a Master in charge of Cadeting at Prince of Wales College commanding a guard of honour presented to President J.R. Jayawardene by the cadets of 3CCC, consisted of Ananda, Nalanda and Prince of Wales Cadet platoons at the Prince of Wales College grounds.
An American national, who had been staying in Sri Lanka for nearly ten months without a valid visa while using a Sinhala name under his American passport, was arrested by the Tourist Police of the Kandy.
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The only orangutan held at the Dehiwala National Zoological gardens had passed away yesterday.
The Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena Organisation Ven Galagodaatte Ganasara Thera was today imprisoned for the third time.
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