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CAA to regulate e-commerce activities

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2 years ago

May 19, 2023

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The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has issued a special gazette notification to regulate the activities of online sellers and sellers operating on digital platforms.
The relevant directives are intended to protect the consumers, according to the communiqué issued by the CAA chairman Shantha Niriella on May 17.

The CAA notes that e-commerce entities or platform operators engaged in marketing and selling of any goods should comply with the conditions set out in the gazette notification when carrying out any activity specified under the three stages of a transaction; pre-purchase stage, purchase stage and post-purchase stage.

During the pre-purchase stage, the e-commerce entities or platform operators are required to abide by fair business, advertising and marketing practices. They must refrain from making any representation or omission, or engaging in any deceptive, misleading, or anti-competitive practices when advertising any goods.

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Halloluwa requests new date to appear before CID

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26 minutes ago

May 7, 2025

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Former Director of the National Lotteries Board – Thusitha Halloluwa, has requested a new date to appear before the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).

The summons relates to an ongoing investigation into an allegedly defamatory and false statement made against President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

The complaint was filed by a group of lawyers representing the National People’s Power, who urged the CID to launch an urgent investigation and initiate legal action.

He was summoned to appear at the CID today to provide a statement in this regard.

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Indian HC issues statement on ‘Operation Sindoor’

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7 hours ago

May 7, 2025

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The Indian High Commission in Colombo has issued a statement on the ‘Operation Sindoor’ launched by the Indian Armed Forces targeting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

According to the statement, 09 sites have been targeted.

The statement further notes :

“Our actions have been focused, measured and non- escalatory in nature. No Pakistani military facilities have been targeted. India has demonstrated considerable restraint in selection of targets and method of execution.”

“These steps come in the wake of the barbaric Pahalgam terrorist attack in which 25 Indians and one Nepali citizen were murdered. We are living up to the commitment that those responsible for this attack will be held accountable.”

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Prasanna Ranaweera remanded (Update)

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8 hours ago

May 7, 2025

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Former State Minister Prasanna Ranaweera has been remanded until May 19 by the Mahara Magistrate’s Court.

He had surrendered to the court earlier today (May 07).

(Previous news 2025 May 07 –11.00.a.m.)

Prasanna Ranaweera surrenders to court

Former State Minister Prasanna Ranaweera has surrendered to the Mahara Magistrate’s Court today (May 07).

Previously, an open warrant was issued for Ranaweera’s arrest over allegedly selling a plot of state-owned land in Kiribathgoda to a private party by forging documents.

Several persons including former Minister Mervyn Silva are currently in remand custody over the incident.

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