Public officers contesting in the Local Government polls will be paid their basic salary as the conduct of the poll has been delayed, the Cabinet has decided.
Public officers who have given nominations for the Local Government polls, amounting to around 3000, obtain no-pay leave to contest for the elections. However, due to the postponement of elections, they have been inconvenienced financially.
The Minister of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Council and Local Government, Dinesh Gunawardena had proposed paying a basic salary to them, and it was approved by the Cabinet yesterday (April 3).
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.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
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