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Restrictions imposed on public in visiting Parliament to date eased

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The Committee on Parliamentary Business, which met on Wednesday (14), decided to approve the proposal made by the Serjeant-at-Arms to relax restrictions on the public entering the parliamentary complex and the galleries.As a preliminary step, it was agreed to allow people including schoolchildren, to visit Parliament when it is not in session.

School children will be allowed to visit the Parliamentary Complex on non-Sitting days from 9.30 a.m. to 3.00 p.m. (except holidays) from 20 Sept.Schools can send their requests for permission to visit Parliament to the Serjeant-at-Arms by post or by Fax (0112777473/ 0112777335) or at www.parliament.lk.



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Hundreds fired at aviation safety agency, union says

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The Trump administration has begun firing hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees, according to the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists (PASS) union, weeks after a fatal mid-air plane collision in Washington DC.

Several hundreds of the agency’s probationary workers – who have generally been in their positions for less than a year – received the news via email late on Friday night, a statement from PASS’s head, Alex Spero said.

It is a part of a cost-cutting drive, driven by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (Doge)., that aims to drastically cut the federal workforce.

Spero called the firings “shameful” and said they “will increase the workload and place new responsibilities on a workforce that is already stretched thin”.

 

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The term of Acting President of the Court of Appeal Justice Mohammed Thahir Laffar extended

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The term of Acting President of the Court of Appeal Justice Mohammed Thahir Laffar has been extended.

Accordingly, Justice Mohammed Thahir Laffar took his oath before President Anura Kumara Disanayake at the Presidential Secretariat on Monday (17). Secretary to the President Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake was also present on this occasion.

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Colombo High Court serves indictments against SLPP Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa

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The Colombo High Court has served indictments against Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa.over alleged misappropriation of Rs. 70 million provided by Krrish Company for development of rugby in Sri Lanka.

 

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