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AKD’s campaign costs covered by NPP; SJB’s Premadasa tops spending in 2024 election

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NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who won the recent Presidential Election, did not incur any personal expenses for his campaign, according to a document released by the Election Commission on Thursday, detailing the expenditures of candidates in the 2024 Presidential Election. However, the NPP spent a total of Rs. 528 million on election-related activities for his campaign.

According to the document, SJB candidate Sajith Premadasa incurred the highest expenses in the 2024 Presidential Election, with total spending exceeding Rs. 1.12 billion. This included Rs. 936.3 million from Premadasa’s own funds and an additional Rs. 194.1 million contributed by the SJB.

Independent candidate Ranil Wickremesinghe was the second-highest spender, with total expenditure reaching Rs. 990.3 million, making him the top spender among independent candidates.

SLPP presidential candidate Namal Rajapaksa, who finished fourth, also did not use personal funds for his campaign. His party spent Rs. 388.9 million on his behalf.

Entrepreneur Dilith Jayaweera, however, spent Rs. 324.6 million from personal funds, with his party incurring no expenses for his campaign.

Under the Regulation of Election Expenditure Act, all candidates were required to submit detailed reports on their campaign spending for the 2024 Presidential Election. The Gazette stipulated that the maximum allowable expenditure per candidate per voter was Rs. 109, resulting in a total permissible limit of Rs. 1.87 billion per candidate, based on the number of eligible voters.

Of the 38 candidates who contested the presidential election, 35 have submitted their expense reports, which are now on display at the Election Commission office in Rajagiriya and at all district secretariats.


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Cabinet aporives recruitment of Nursing Instructors for Nursing Schools under the Ministry of Health and Mass Media on Contract Basis

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There are 17 nursing schools under the Ministry of Health and Mass Media including the postgraduate primary nursing school.

There are 142 vacancies in the posts of Grade I / Special Grade Nursing Officer (Education) as on 31.03.2026 in those schools while 24 officers are to be promoted to the special grade on 31.12.2025 owing to the vacancies existing in the post of Special
Grade Nursing Officer (Education). Therefore, the number of vacancies is to be 166.

In addition, there are 24 vacancies in the post of Special Grade Nursing Officer (Education).

Although at present action has  been taken to upgrade the nursing schools to nursing colleges and upgrade the nursing diploma course to nursing degree course, no action has  been taken so far to carry out recruitment for the training relevant to the appointment for the post of Grade I / Special Grade Nursing Officer (Education).

Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the resolution furnished by the Minister of Health and Mass Media to recruit  retired nursing instructors and nursing instructors who served in the nursing schools belonging to the three armed forces and are retired or have resigned legitimately from service to the post of Grade I / Special Grade Nursing Officer (Education) on contract basis.

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Signing  agreement for the establishment of BIMSTEC Technology Transfer Facility in Sri Lanka

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It has been decided to establish a BIMSTEC technology transfer facility in Sri Lanka by entering into a Host Country Agreement at the second leaders’ summit of BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal
Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) held in New Delhi, India, in 2008, with the objective of enhancing regional cooperation.

The relevant cooperation agreement was signed by the member countries at the 5th BIMSTEC summit on 30-03-2022 in Colombo.
The prime objective of this technology transfer facility is to provide technology, capacity building, and management of intellectual property for the micro, small, and medium-scale
enterprises of the BIMSTEC member countries.

According to the cooperation agreement, an agreement should be entered into between Sri Lanka, as the host country, and  BIMSTEC  Secretariat for formalizing the legal status, privileges, and immunities of the technology transfer facility.

The drafted agreement has received the relevant institutional approval and legal clearance.

Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved the resolution furnished by the Minister of Science and Technology to sign the proposed agreement.

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 The cabinet approves agreement on mutual legal cooperation in criminal matters between the Republic of Sri Lanka and the Republic of Korea

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Approval has been granted at the cabinet meeting held on 11-12-2023 to sign an agreement between the Republic of Korea and the Government of Sri Lanka regarding mutual cooperation
in criminal matters.

However, according to the aforementioned approval, the relevant agreement could not be signed between both parties.

Through this agreement, opportunities will be provided
for mutual assistance to other countries in handing over judicial documents and collecting evidence for the use of criminal case matters.

Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved the resolution provided by the Minister of Justice and National Integration to sign an agreement between the Republic of Korea and the Government of Sri Lanka to cooperate in criminal matters.

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