Cabinet approved a proposal by the President for the appointment of a cost of living cabinet sub-committee under his chairmanship to provide recommendations to the Cabinet.
The committee will comprise the following members : Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Economic & Policy Development; Minister of Mahaweli, Agriculture, Irrigation & Rural Development, Internal Trade & Food Security and Consumer Welfare; Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and Plantation Industries & Export Agriculture.
Similarly, a decision was taken to appoint a committee comprising six state ministers and 12 officials to assist this sub-committee.
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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