Cabinet has granted approval for the proposed roadmap and timeline of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) restructuring process, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara said on Twitter.
Minister Wijesekara added that the final draft of the new Electricity Act will be presented to Parliament for approval by the end of May.
Approval has also been granted to establish a reform secetariat, and to obtain assistance of development agencies such as Asian Development Bank (ADB), World Bank, USAID & Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to conduct a financial and human resource audit and to compete the transition process by October 2023.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
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.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Cabinet has approved the appointment of Commodore (retired) M.B.N.A. Premaratne of the Sri Lanka Navy, as the new Commissioner General of Excise.
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