A National Intelligence Bill aimed reducing political interference in intelligence services will be presented in Parliament after obtaining cabinet approval, Minister Bandula Gunawardena said today.
He said that the proposal was submitted by State Minister of Defence Chamal Rajapaksa to direct the Legal Draftsman to prepare the Bill.
“One of the objectives is that officials working intelligence services cannot be penalized for performing their duties, particually when a government changes’, Minister Gunawardena told the post cabinet press conference.
He said that all intelligence services will be covered in the proposed Act. (DW)
Tamar Amitai, a 25-year-old Israeli tourist who went missing in Uppuveli, Trincomalee, was found safe after a three-day joint search operation today.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe is firm about the President’s five-year tenure, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said.
Individuals who have obtained a Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) yet do not meet the cutoff, can choose to remain tax exempt after notifying the IRD in writing, provided that their monthly income does not surpass the threshold, according to the State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya.
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