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Ranil demands to know when govt. will table IMF report
UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday (09), in Parliament, demanded to know when the government would be able to table in the House the recent International Monetary Fund (IMF) report on Sri Lanka.
Wickremesinghe said it would be better if the government could table the report and the letters sent by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) requesting the IMF to amend the report, at the end of this week.
“We also need the statistics regarding foreign reserves, etc., so that the party leaders can study and discuss them. If we hold discussions without referring to them, it will be futile. The Finance Ministry and the CBSL have submitted the report. It would be better if it could be tabled by the end of this week. We can study them and prepare for the All-Party Assembly,” Wickremesinghe said.
Leader of the House Dinesh Gunawardena said that the report would be tabled soon.
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the resolution furnished by the Prime Minister in her capacity as the Minister of Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Education to plan, establish, and implement a computer network covering all the branches of the Department of Examination.
The Legal Aid Commission of Sri Lanka was established under the Legal Aid Act No. 27 of 1978 with the objective of facilitating access to justice for all citizens, including vulnerable groups and marginalized persons.
The commission makes a significant contribution to the protection of fundamental rights through the provision of legal aid services promotion of legal awareness, strengthening the rule of law and promoting access to justice.
It has been identified the appropriateness of declaring a National Legal Aid Day to enhance the public awareness of legal rights and remedies, facilitate a national dialogue on law enforcement and enhance the public understanding of the importance of legal services.
Accordingly, having ratified the legal Aid Act No.27 of 1978, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved the resolution furnished by the Minister of Justice and National Integration to declare July 06th as the National Legal Aid Day.
Circulars giving instructions are issued each year regarding the admission of children to grade 1 in government schools, and its’ objective is to provide and ensure equal access to education, to provide necessary provisions and make necessary arrangements to act in a transparent manner and to minimize irregularities.
The new circular has been formulated taking into consideration the views and suggestions of the Commission to Investigate Bribery and Corruption, the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka, principals and education authorities, while paying attention to the new education reforms.
Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved the
resolution formulated by the Prime Minister in her capacity as the Minister of Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Education to issue a new circular containing the relevant provisions and instructions for the admission of children to Grade 1 in government schools from 2027 onwards.
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