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Ban on sending women for foreign employment

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The employment of women for domestic and unskilled jobs through tourist visas will be banned with effect from tomorrow (11), the Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau (SLBFE) said.

The Bureau said it received information about women who have gone for employment through tourist visas and been subjected to various harassments especially in the UAE and Oman.

The Sri Lankan embassies of these countries have informed the Bureau about Sri Lankan women stranded there.

However, since no institution or person comes forward to take responsibility for them or their jobs, the concerned women continue to face issues and harassment.

Accordingly, the Ministry of Labor has been notified to ban sending women for unskilled jobs through tourist visas as a problematic situation has arisen when bringing them back to Sri Lanka.

Meanwhile, the Bureau’s Special Investigation Division has received complaints regarding 570 individuals and organizations who have defrauded money by claiming to provide foreign jobs from January to October.

Legal action has been taken over 182 such complaints and the Bureau has taken steps to provide an amount of Rs. 28,383,000 which was recovered from the fraudsters, back to the complainants.

The Bureau said that 17 raids have been conducted in relation to complaints and 43 suspects have been arrested and necessary legal measures have been taken.

Meanwhile, 586 people who tried to travel abroad for work illegally, especially on tourist visas, have been sent back by the Airport unit of the Foreign Employment Bureau this year.

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Forests on state lands to be designated as reserves

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The Ministry of Environment has decided to designate several forests located on state owned lands as official forest reserves.

Deputy Minister – Anton Jayakody has stated that such forests, each spanning 05 hectares or more, have been identified in every district.

Special priority will be given to designating forest reserves on mountain peaks.

In the first phase, 20 forests in districts including Monaragala and Ampara have been selected under the new program named ‘Vanaspathi’,  he said.

He further said the initiative aims to protect these forest areas and expand the country’s forest cover.

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No cases filed against 22 banned pyramid schemes – CBSL

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Although the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has banned 22 institutions operating illegal pyramid schemes, no legal action has been taken against any of them so far, according to reports.

This was disclosed during a workshop held at the CBSL yesterday (July 08) on the dangers of pyramid schemes.

According to CBSL officials, after initial investigations, the files were handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for further inquiry.

The CID’s Financial Crimes Unit has reportedly completed its investigations and submitted findings to the Attorney General’s Department, which is responsible for filing cases.

However, it was noted that not a single case has been filed to date.

The CBSL states that investigations will be continued against companies engaged in these illegal practices and hopes at least one or two such cases would be filed by the end of this year or early next year (2026).

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NPP’s Nishantha Jayaweera sworn in as MP

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U. D. Nishantha Jayaweera was sworn in as a National People’s Power (NPP) National List Member of Parliament before the Speaker of the House – Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne, today (July 09).

He fills the Parliamentary seat left vacant following the resignation of Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma last month.

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