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E8 visa agreements received to be handed over to AG

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5 months ago

November 25, 2024

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The Foreign Employment Bureau says that the E8 visa agreements received from various parties are to be handed over to the Attorney General today, to confirm their validity.

The Additional General Manager of the Bureau Gamini Senarath Yapa says that the E8 visa is a short-term system that allows people to go to South Korea for jobs in the agriculture and fisheries sector for a period of up to 8 months.

Meanwhile, a group of people who got short-term job opportunities in South Korea but did not get the opportunity to go there, are continuing their protest today as well.

The Satyagraha campaign called the E8 Visa Ekamuthuwa – is being staged opposite the Foreign Employment Bureau for the third day today.

107 individuals have lost the opportunity to go to South Korea due to the non-registration at the Foreign Employment Bureau.

(News 1st)

(This story, originally published by News1st has not been edited by SLM staff)

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“Reports of Wijepala – Nissanka meeting, fake”

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10 hours ago

April 18, 2025

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The Public Security Ministry has denied media reports claiming that the Public Security minister – Ananda Wijepala had met Nissanka Senadhipathi.

The Minister’s media secretary had clarified this in a letter to Acting IGP Priyantha Weerasuriya.
Adding that the neither the Minister or a representative had ever met Senadhipathi as claimed, the letter calls for proper investigations into the fake news and legal action against those responsible.

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Special allowance for policemen on duty at ‘Siri Dalada Vandanawa’

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15 hours ago

April 18, 2025

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A special transport allowance and a combined allowance will be provided to police personnel assigned to ensure the safety of devotees attending the exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic (Siri Dalada Vandanawa) in Kandy, the police said.

The measure has been taken over the instructions of the Acting IGP, in consideration of the fact that these police personnel will be on continuous day and night duty for over 10 days, away from their regular stations and incurring additional personal expenses.

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Ravi K’s Bill to repeal Online Safety Act, gazetted

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15 hours ago

April 18, 2025

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The Bill to repeal the Online Safety Act, No. 9 of 2024, and other regulations concerning the Act, has been gazetted.

The Online Safety Bill was passed by a majority vote in Parliament on Jan. 24, 2024.

The Bill that has been gazetted was submitted by opposition MP Ravi Karunanayake.

On Feb. 28, 2025, MP Karunanayake submitted a private member’s Bill to the Parliament Secretary-General, aiming to repeal the controversial Online Safety Act.