01. Regulation of Insurance Industry (Amendment) Bill - Cabinet approval was granted to refer the above Bill presented to the Cabinet by H.E. the President, in his capacity as the Minister of Finance and Planning, to the Cabinet Sub-Committee on Legislation for its recommendations, in the first instance. The Bill intends to introduce amendments to the Regulation of Insurance Industry Act, to enable the following:
After nearly three decades, the Yaal Devi train will again resume operations to Jaffna in October, according to Sri Lanka Railways Department and the Ministry of Transport.
The General Directorate of Narcotics Control (GDNC) in Saudi Arabia has warned citizens and expats of a new type of drug circulating in Gulf countries.
Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif said on Wednesday that there was significant potential for trade between Pakistan and Sri Lanka particularly after the Free Trade Agreement 2005 became operational.