The Registration of Deaths (Temporary Provisions) (Amendment) Bill, which provides for the issuing of certificates of absence in lieu of death certificates to relatives of missing persons , has been certified by Speaker Karu Jayasuirya.
The Bill approved by Parliament last month lays out the procedure for the next of kin of the missing persons to obtain the certificates of absence which would in turn enable them to obtain entitlements from the state and other welfare.
A protest was held in front of Attorney General’s Department Colombo today by a group of individuals calling for the Removal of the Attorney General Parinda Ranasinghe .
As the Sunday Times bids goodbye to our stalwart Consultant Editor/Defence Correspondent/Political Editor, we look back on an exceptional career of investigative reporting, war reporting, astute political commentary and mentoring a generation of journalists.
Meteorology Department forecasted that showers will occur at times in Northern, North-central, Eastern and Northwestern provinces and in Matale and Nuwara-Eliya districts.
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