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Election Commission to meet with Party secretaries on Mar 23

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The Election Commission had called for a meeting with the secretaries of political parties contesting the Local Government election, on March 23 at the Election Secretariat.

The decision was made during today’s (16) meeting of the Commission members held, regarding the upcoming local elections.

In a media release, the EC also noted that it was also decided that political parties should hand over their audited statements of accounts under the Parliamentary Elections Act.

The Commission also said that they have notified the parties which have failed to submit their statements of accounts from 2021 up to date to to submit their accounts. They also called to submit the statements of accounts for the year 2021 within 14 days from today or else the parties would not be recognized as political parties according to the Parliamentary Election Act.

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‘Sisu Sariya’ bus driver, conductor suspended after student falls

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The National Transport Commission (NTC) has said that an investigation into the recent incident where a student fell from the footboard of a ‘Sisu Sariya’ school bus, has revealed that the accident had resulted from the careless and negligent behaviour of both the driver and the conductor.

Issuing a statement, the NTC noted that, based on the preliminary findings, the Road Passenger Transport Authority of the North Western Province has taken steps to temporarily suspend the services of the driver and conductor involved.

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Govt to approve import of 300,000 MT of maize

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Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation – K.D. Lal Kantha has announced that the government has decided to import 300,000 MT of maize.

Speaking to the media after attending a District Development Committee meeting at the Kandy District Secretariat yesterday (July 03), the Minister explained that this decision was taken to prevent traders from artificially inflating maize prices.

He stated that certain large and medium-scale businesses dealing with animal feed have been hoarding maize, buying it from farmers at fair prices and reselling it at much higher rates.

According to the Minister, these traders were trying to push maize prices up to Rs.190-200 per kilogram, which would have driven up the cost of eggs to Rs.200 each and increased meat prices significantly.

The Minister emphasized that while businesses are entitled to make a profit, the government will not allow unfair price manipulation. He also noted that, in the past, even ministers profited from animal products, but those days have ended and racketeers will not be allowed to control the market.

To prevent excessive price drops that could hurt farmers, the Food Security Committee has proposed imposing a tax on imported maize, he said.

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Ex-Minister S.M. Chandrasena arrested

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Former Minister – S.M. Chandrasena has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) a short while ago.

Chandrasena had appeared before the CIABOC today (July 04) to record a statement.

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