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LG polls could be postponed if Election Expenditure Bill is passed!

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Executive Director of the People’s Action for Free & Fair Elections (PAFFREL) – Rohana Hettiarachchi says that if the Regulation of Election Expenditure Bill is passed tomorrow (19), if it is applied for the upcoming LG polls, there is a possibility of the election being postponed.

Speaking to ‘Sri Lanka Mirror’, he said that there is no specific time period mentioned to apply the Bill.

The Committee on Parliamentary Business decided to take into debate the Regulation of Election Expenditure Bill tomorrow (19).

The Secretary General of Parliament Mr. Dhammika Dasanayake stated that the Committee on Parliamentary Business held today (18), which was chaired by the Speaker Hon. Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana decided to take into debate the Regulation of Election Expenditure Bill tomorrow.

Accordingly, the Secretary General said that the debate will be held tomorrow from 10.30 am to 5.00 pm.

It was decided to take the final decision regarding the stated today, at the previous Committee on Parliamentary Business held.

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Canteen, hotel food prices to increase from tonight

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The All Island Canteen and Restaurant Owners’ Association (AICROA) has decided to increase the prices of all canteen and hotel food items from midnight today.  

Association Chairman Harshana Rukshan said that the price of a cup of plain tea will increase by Rs. 5, a cup of milk tea by Rs. 10, a plate of fried rice and kottu by Rs. 30, and the prices of short eats by Rs. 10.  

Addressing the media, he said that no concessions were provided for canteen and restaurant owners in the recent budget.  

“Even though the price of a packet of salt has increased to Rs. 200, the price of an egg has risen again to Rs. 35, a kilogram of chicken costs more than Rs. 1,000 and the price of coconuts has reached a maximum of Rs. 220, we did not request the President to reduce the prices of any of these items.  

“Unfortunately, no support has been provided for the protection of canteens and restaurants in the country,” he added.

(dailymirror.lk)

(This story, originally published by dailymirror.lk has not been edited by SLM staff)

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Ex-minister indicted

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Indictments have been served against former Minister Piyankara Jayaratne before the Colombo High Court today (Feb. 18).

He faces charges of allegedly committing an offence of “corruption” by influencing officials of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to deposit an amount of Rs. 494,000 to an account of a bank in Chilaw, during his tenure as the Minister of Civil Aviation.

The indictment sheets, filed by the Bribery Commission, were handed over to the court before the High Court Judge Manjula Thilakaratne today.

The judge subsequently ordered to release the ex-minister on two surety bails of Rs. 500,000 each

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Price of bread reduced

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Bakery owners have agreed to reduce the price of a loaf of bread by Rs. 10, according to the Ministry of Trade.

This follows a decision by two leading flour manufacturers in Sri Lanka – Serendib Flour Mills and Prima, to reduce the price of wheat flour by Rs. 10 per kilogramme.

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