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Making irresponsible statements a sinful act, says Archbishop of Colombo

Those who make irresponsible statements against others must keep in mind that their actions amount to a sin against truth and justice, Colombo Archbishop Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith says in a statement.
The Cardinal in his statement said that it was regrettable to note that some MPs are levelling baseless allegations against him in Parliament.
“We call on all to conduct a just and transparent investigation into the Easter Sunday terror attacks. I encourage people to vote for any party that could deliver such a probe.
“I have noted that some MPs and Ministers, during the recent Parliament debate on the Easter Sunday attacks, accused me of asking people to vote for a particular party. This a lie and I have never asked anyone to cast his or her vote for a particular party.
“I have always called on people not to vote for the parties which have breached human rights and prevaricated to take action to find the truth pertaining to the Easter Sunday carnage and deliver justice to victims.
“So far the SJB and NPP have assured us that they would probe the Easter Sunday attacks to find the truth and submitted to us their plans and roadmaps for that purpose.
“Other political parties, too, could follow suit,” the Cardinal said in his statement.
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Government prioritises development of 2000km of rural roads in Northern and Eastern provinces

The government has identified that development of rural roads is one of the prominent activity of the government’s development agenda and it has planned to introduce a broad access for renovation of roads, construction and maintenance.
Accordingly, it has been decided to prioritize to develop 1,500 kilometres of roads within the northern province and 500 kilometres of roads within the eastern province representing every divisional secretariat division, since most of the roads in the northern and eastern provinces are in dilapidated condition.
Contribution of the public, Community Based Organizations and local government institutions will be obtained to select roads for renovation and upgrading and, approval of the relevant divisional coordination
committee and district coordination committee will be obtained for the recommended road list.
Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the resolution submitted by the Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation to implement the proposed rural roads enhancement / upgrading programme in northern and eastern provinces.
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Order issued as per production tax (special provisions) act and notification issued as per Excise Ordinance to be presented to Parliament

The Cabinet of Ministers approved the resolution furnished by the
President in his capacity as the Minister of Finance, Plan Implementation and Economic Development to submit the order issued under section 3 of the production tax (special provisions) act No. 13 of 1989, (published in the extraordinary gazette notification No. 2418 / 43 dated 10.01.2025) and the notification No. 01/2025 dated 10.01.2025 issued under section 22 of the Excise Ordinance (Authority 52), (published in the extraordinary gazette notification No. 2418 / 42 dated 10.01.2025 ) for the concurrence of Parliament .
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Paddy Marketing Board Act No. 14 of 1971 to be amended

The Paddy Marketing Board Act No. 14 of
The Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the proposal submitted by the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation to take necessary measures to revise the Paddy Marketing Board Act No. 14 of 1971.
(The Paddy Marketing Board Act No. 14 of 1971 has legitimate provisions to establish a board for the purchase of paddy and rice, marketing, supply, milling, polishing and processing as an enterprise and for corresponding matters accompanied with services relevant to it. But 54 years have passed without any updates or revisions)
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