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Debate between NPP and SJB leaders stalled over date and sequence disagreement
By Rathindra Kuruwita
The proposed debate between the National People’s Power (NPP) and Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) leaders and the economic councils of the two parties remain in limbo as the two sides haggle over what debate should take place first and the date.
A few days ago, the NPP suggested that the debate between SJB and NPP leaders could take place on either 07, 09, 13, or 14 May.
SJB MP Nalin Bandara told The Island that he had sent a letter to NPP’s Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa on Wednesday (24) explaining the party’s stance on the debate. Bandara said he had been appointed by the SJB to coordinate the debates.
“NPP has sent us a letter on the debate. There is no mention on the debate between economic councils of the respective parties in the NPP letter. I asked Nalinda to tell me whether they want to take part in this debate or not,” Bandara said.
The SJB MP said he had asked Dr. Jayatissa to meet him in Parliament on Thursday or Friday to iron out the details.
The JVP’s General Secretary Tilvin Silva told The Island that they had offered four possible dates to debate the SJB leader.
“We assume that Sajith has prior arrangements and duties as opposition leader. That’s why we offered four possible dates. The SJB insists that this is a vital debate. Therefore, I can’t see why they can’t select one of the four dates. If Sajith has prior arrangements in all those days, they can give us some options,” Silva said.
The JVP stalwart said arranging a date for a debate between the two leaders is a relatively simple task. “The SJB just has to give us a date if they can’t make it on the dates we proposed,” he said.
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the resolution furnished by the Minister of Industries and Entrepreneurship Development to recognize the “Sri Lanka National Export
Development Plan – 2026–2030” as the official strategic framework for export development and promotion of exports in Sri Lanka.
The Sri Lanka Export Development Board, in collaboration with public and private sector stakeholders connected to the export sector, has formulated the National Export Development Plan 2026–2030 by obtaining technical assistance under the Policy-Based Lending Programme of the Asian Development Bank.
The aforementioned Plan provides a comprehensive strategic framework to guide and monitor Sri Lanka’s export development process, with the target of earning US$ 36 billion in foreign exchange through the export of goods and services by the year 2030
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the resolution furnished by the Minister of Women and Child Affairs to accept the Global Charter for Children’s Care Reform for Sri Lanka.
Approval has been granted by the Cabinet of Ministers on several earlier occasions to amend the Consumer Affairs Authority Act No. 9 of 2003.
In accordance with the approval granted at the Cabinet
meeting held on 2023-05-02, the Legal Draftsman is currently in the process of preparing the relevant amended Bill, and the Legal Draftsman has informed that it would be appropriate to obtain policy approval from the present Cabinet of Ministers for that purpose.
Accordingly, taking into consideration the necessity of restructuring the Consumer Affairs Authority too, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved the resolution furnished by the Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative
Development to instruct the Legal Draftsman to expeditiously complete the preparation of the relevant Bill to enable the amendment of the Consumer Affairs Authority Act, No. 9 of 2003.
Cabinet approves recognition of ‘Sri Lanka National Export Development Plan – 2026–2030’
Cabinet nod to accept the Global Charter for Children’s Care Reform for Sri Lanka
Cabinet grants policy approval to amend the Consumer Affairs Authority Act, No. 9 of 2003
Cabinet approal for Legal Draftsman to prepare a Bill to enable the amendment of Finance Business Act, No. 42 of 2011
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