AL students ferried to examination centers

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1 year ago

2024/11/27

An advanced level student being ferried to an examination center (pic courtesy Navy)

Navy relief teams continue flood relief efforts

The Navy has dispatched relief teams to flood-hit areas such as Akuressa and Athuraliya in the Matara District. They are currently helping the flood victims.

The Nilwala Ganga and its tributaries are overflowing.

Relief teams, equipped with dinghies, facilitated transportation to communities in the Athuraliya, Balakawala and Arampathwala of Akuressa, enabling them to carry out their daily activities.

The Navy ensured the safe ferrying of school children sitting the G.C.E. A/L examination on Monday (25).

In addition, 134 Navy relief teams are on standby to be deployed immediately to assist the public in the event of flooding.

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M/s South Asian Technologies awarded contract to supply vehicle number plates

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4 hours ago

2026/01/6

Priyan

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Transport, Highways, and Urban Development to award the contract for printing and supplying vehicle number plates for the Department of Motor Traffic for a period of five (5) years to M/s South Asian Technologies based on the recommendations of the High-Level Standing Procurement Committee and the Procurement Appeal Board.

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A new act for National Lotteries Board to be introduced

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5 hours ago

2026/01/6

Priyan

The National Lotteries board has been established subject to the Finance Act No. 11 of 1963. Having identified the requirement of amending that act which was imposed around 62 years to cater the current requirements of the lottery market, the Cabinet of Mnisters at their meeting held on 14.02.2017 granted approval to draft a new bill for the purpose.

Accordingly, the National Lotteries Board has recognized further amendments to be performed to the fundamental draft bill prepared by the Legal Draftsmen.

Therefore, the Cabinet of Ministers granted approval for the
resolution furnished by the President in his office as the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to direct the Legal Draftsmen to finalize the formulation of the draft bill for the National Lotteries Board as soon as possible including the proposed new amendments as well.

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Motor Vehicles (Driving License Levy) Regulations No. 3 of 2022 to be amended

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5 hours ago

2026/01/6

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The Werahara office of the Department of Motor Traffic performs issuance of temporary driving licenses in this country based on the driving licenses issued overseas, and measures have been initiated to render the service from a service window of the Department of Motor Traffic established at the Bandaranayake International Airport from 03.08.2025.

The fees charged for issuing temporary driving licenses have been published in Motor Vehicles (Driving License Levy) Regulations No. 3 of 2022 prepared under the provisions of the Motor Traffic (Authority 203) Act.

But, as the fee of Rupees 2,000/- charged for the service is not sufficient, the requirement of amending the regulations has been recognized.

The regulations for introducing the revised fees have been published in the government extraordinary gazette
notification No. 2463/04 dated 17.11.2025. Therefore, the Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the resolution furnished by the Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development to
submit the regulations to the Parliament for its concurrence.