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Broadcasting Authority Bill to be given to media institutions

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The Sri Lanka Broadcasting Authority Bill will be given to media institutions and the MPs to study in the next few weeks, Minister of Justice, Prison Affairs and Constitutional Reform Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe said in Parliament yesterday (27).

The Minister said this in response to a question asked by Galle District SJB MP Gayantha Karunathilaka from Media Minister Bandula Gunawardana.

Minister Gunawardana who answered the question first said that there are 25 registered television channels and 51 registered radio channels in the country.

“There is a large disparity between the conditions of national television and radio channels. There is a serious disparity in the granting of licenses to individual radio and television channels. There are those that have been given licenses without any formality or regularity. We are not responsible for any of these. It has happened according to different circumstances.

“As the minister, I requested special permission from the Cabinet to issue licenses with transparency. Accordingly, a special sub-committee chaired by Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe was appointed by the Cabinet. A large amount of work on the Broadcasting Authority Bill has now been completed.

“Recently, we made an inquiry whether there is a possibility of starting an educational channel. The Minister of Education and I made efforts in this regard. When we used the given symbols for this educational channel, there were obstacles to the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation and the Independent Television Network. Therefore, we both informed the Cabinet that it is not possible to run a separate channel for education. Accordingly, it was cancelled.”

Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe said the sub-committee appointed by the Cabinet currently works on the Bill.

“Studies and final discussions are almost done. In a week or two, the new Broadcasting Authority Bill will be given to the media institutions, the MPs and anyone who is interested in this matter to study it. Only after that we will bring it to Parliament,” he said.

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Senior DIG Waruna Jayasundara transferred

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Senior DIG Attorney-at-Law Waruna Jayasundara, who served as the Commandant of the Police Special Task Force (STF), along with several other high-ranking police officers, have been transferred.

The transfers include Senior DIGs and DIGs while they have been approved by the National Police Commission. These transfers are scheduled to be implemented from February 12.

Meanwhile, it has been reported that several Officers-in-Charge (OICs) are also scheduled to be transferred.

Following the transfers, the respective OICs will resume their normal duties in their new postings.

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Sri Lanka will have US$ 333 mn IMF financing after Third Review

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IMF Communication Department Director Julie Kozack yesterday said Sri Lanka will have access to about US$ 333 million in financing after the IMF Executive Board approves the Staff Level agreement on the Third Review of Sri Lanka’s EFF programme.

Kozack added that the IMF Executive Board meeting is expected to take place in the coming weeks.

She said that Sri Lanka staff and the Sri Lankan authorities reached a staff-level agreement on the Third Review of Sri Lanka’s EFF programme on November 23.

Speaking at a press conference held at IMF headquarters yesterday IMF Communication Director said that the economy of Sri Lanka has expended by 5.5 per cent in the third and four quarters of 2024.

“Sri Lanka’s ambitious reforms agenda is delivering commendable outcome and international reserves have increased to US$ 6 billion at the end of last year,” she said.

(dailynews.lk)

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Hasitha Jayawardena appointed as Melstacorp Chairman

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Hasitha Jayawardena, son of late business tycoon Harry Jayawardena, has been redesignated as the Executive Chairman of Melstacorp and Distillaries Company effective 6 February. 

“Jayawardena has over 12 years of experience in the management of companies under the guidance of his late father Deshamanya D H S Jayawardena, in various diversified fields in the Group. 

“He has been managing and providing strategic direction to the plantation sector and leisure sector of Melstacorp Group. He also functions as the Managing Director of Stassen Group of Companies, ” a filing to the Colombo Stock Exchange said.

(dailymirror.lk)

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