President’s Counsel (PC) Rienzie Arsecularatne will head a committee tasked with finalizing a draft anti- terrorism law.
Cabinet approved a proposal to set up the committee on a proposal by Minister of Justice and National Integration Harshana Nanayakkara.
The new anti-terrorism law is aimed at replacing the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) of 1979 and will be an improvement on the anti- terrorism law that was drafted several years ago but not enacted.
Sri Lanka’s apparel industry has expressed concern over the Reciprocal Tariff policy announced by the U.S government today saying the new tariffs could significantly disrupt the country’s largest export sector and put thousands of jobs at risk.
Former State Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pilleyan has been arrested by the CID in Batticaloa.
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