The Cabinet has approved a proposal to reconstitute the National Oceanic Affairs Committee with a view to identify the outer limits and establish Sri Lanka’s continental shelf.
The Cabinet proposal submitted by the Minister of Foreign Affairs to call for expressions of intent to reconstitute the Committee was approved yesterday.
In 2009, Sri Lanka submitted technical and scientific data and other information to the United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) for the establishment of the outer limits of the continental shelf beyond Sri Lanka’s Exclusive Economic Zone of 200 nautical miles under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
The Cabinet paper said the Commission has appointed a sub-commission to consider Sri Lanka’s entitlements.
The National Oceanic Affairs Committee under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was established with Cabinet approval to work with this sub-commission to identify the limits of the continental shelf claimed by Sri Lanka.
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has interdicted Colombo Fort Magistrate Kosala Senadheera.
Mr. Ali Sabri Rahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Puttalam District whom an open warrant had been issued, attended a public ceremony at Al Aksha National School in Kalpitiya today (16) as the special guest of honor.
The Supreme Court today refused interim relief in an application filed by President’s Counsel Senaka Walgampaya seeking an Order from the Supreme Court compelling the President to appoint judges to fill the existing vacancies in the Court Of Appeal.
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Two underworld criminals wanted for multiple crimes, including murder, were brought from Dubai to Sri Lanka, today (12).
Acting Attorney General Parinda Ranasinghe, was appointed as the Attorney General of Sri Lanka a short while ago.
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