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The Motor Vehicles Ordinance will be changed to govern electric three-wheelers so that they may be registered, according to Transport, Highways, and Mass Media Minister and Cabinet Spokesman Dr. Bandula Gunawardane.At yesterday’s (9) Government Information Department news conference to announce Cabinet decisions, he made this statement.According to the Minister, the current Motor Vehicle Ordinance Act permits the registration of diesel and gasoline cars but excludes the registration of electric vehicles.A formal circular will be issued in this regard, and programs to import electric cars, motorcycles, and tricycles into Sri Lanka will be put into place. Additionally, Sri Lankans who send…

Manusha Nanayakkara, the minister of labor and foreign employment, has proposed extending the incentives offered to migrant workers to remote employees employed in the information and communication technology (ICT) sector. He said the plan received a favorable response from President Ranil Wickremesinghe.“I just spoke with the President to ask whether we could extend the proposed incentives, such as a license to import EV cars for employees who work for an offshore IT and ICT companies from Sri Lanka while receiving US dollars as salary, and he responded positively,” the Minister tweeted yesterday.Software developers that work for offshore organizations and get…

Nihal Vedaarachchi, brother of MP Dilip Vedaarachchi, has been arrested by the police.It is reported that he has been arrested in connection with the May 09 incidents.

Justice Minister Dr. Wijedasa Rajapaksa says that the Ministry of Justice has submitted recommendations to the President for granting presidential pardon to former Member of Parliament Ranjan Ramanayake.In a press conference, the Minister of Justice said that he had taken the advice of the Attorney General in this regard.Accordingly, the Minister stated that after obtaining the report of the Prison Commissioner and the advice of the Attorney General, a recommendation has been submitted to the President for presidential pardon subject to a condition.

The visa of Kayleigh Fraser, a young British woman who made campaigns through social media related to the Galleface protest, has been cancelled.Accordingly, the Immigration Department of Sri Lanka has informed her to leave Sri Lanka before the 15th.The notice issued by the Immigration Department stating that her visa issued on medical grounds bearing MED 002918 was canceled was posted on her Facebook account.

Former South African cricket umpire Rudi Koertzen died overnight following a car crash. He was 73.Cricket South Africa announced Koertzen’s death but gave no details of the incident other than to say the renowned umpire died following a car accident on Tuesday morning.Koertzen stood in 108 tests, a record 209 one-day internationals and 14 T20s over an 18-year career.His first test was in South Africa’s first home series back in international cricket in 1992 after a 22-year ban because of apartheid. He retired in 2010.Koertzen was famous for his unique method of giving a batter out, where he’d slowly raise…

A date has been set for the debate on the 2022 Appropriation (Amendment) Bill submitted to Parliament.Accordingly, the Parliamentary Affairs Committee has decided to hold the debate on August 30, 31 and September 1, 2 from 9.30 am to 4.30 pm.Also, according to a proposal brought by the opposition, it has been decided in today’s Parliamentary Affairs Committee that the debate on the increase in electricity bills will be held on the 29th.

A group of ambassadors from European Union countries met President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday (10).Accordingly, the ambassadors have informed the President that the European Union will act as a partner of Sri Lanka during the challenging period that Sri Lanka is facing.Also, the ambassadors have pointed out that civil human rights and freedom of expression are important and it is reported that the ambassadors have mentioned to pay attention to the main processes of GSP Plus, IMF and Human Rights Council.

Sri Lanka’s former cricket captain Arjuna Ranatunga has been appointed as the chairman of the National Sports Council.The council consists of 15 members and has been appointed by Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe.

The Supreme Court has ordered to convene on the 12th to consider three fundamental rights petitions filed demanding that the fundamental rights of the public be violated through the imposition of emergency regulations.It is said that the petitions have been called before the Supreme Court bench of Justices Yasantha Kodagoda and Arjuna Obeysekera.The petition was filed on behalf of the Liberal Youth Movement by its co-conveners, lawyers Namini Panditha and Rusiru Egodage.