Cabinet approval has been granted to amend the Penal Code and the Criminal Procedure Code to take action against false news distribution and and extremist statements.
Accordingly, an individual found guilty of false news distribution could be fined Rs 1 million and/or an imprisonment not exceeding five years.
Further the Cabinet approved amendments enabling fines and imprisonment to be imposed on those engaged in extremist statements.
Approval was granted after considering a proposal put foward by Minister Ranjith Madduma Bandara in his capacity of acting Defence Minister.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
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