By Fatema Adeeb in ToloNews, Sept 17, 2023 at 8:12 PMWith the passage of two years since the announcement of the interim government, the Islamic Emirate has yet to introduce its official cabinet. The Islamic Emirate’s spokesman, Zabiullah Mujahid, said that after the approval of the constitution, some of the issues such as establishment of a council and official cabinet will be addressed. “Our laws are being work on and also the councils are still…
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by Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post, Sept 16th, 2023A Cabinet meeting on Friday evening cleared agreements, understanding and some memoranda of understanding (MoUs) to be signed during the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal to China beginning September 22. At the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Dahal is going to China where he will visit Hangzhou, Beijing, and Chongqing and will return via Tibet. According to two ministers, at least seven…
report in The Sunday Times, Sept 3, 2023A ‘mini war’ has broken out between Cabinet Ministers and State Ministers in the execution of their duties. The State Ministers have complained to President Ranil Wickremesinghe that they have no functions to discharge allegedly due to their ministerial colleagues usurping them. In addition, they have also complained that they have not been issued with good vehicles or other facilities they are entitled to. The issue has reached…
report in The Express Tribune, August 21st, 2023.QUETTA: Interim Chief Minister of Balochistan Mir Ali Mardan Domki on Sunday engaged in discussions with concerned authorities and senior colleagues to finalise the names of his caretaker cabinet members as sources said the process will conclude on Monday (today). Sources have reported that over the past 48 hours, numerous individuals from various political parties and sectors have met with Domki. It is anticipated that the cabinet members…
report in The Daily Star, Aug 117, 2023China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) has won the contract to set up “Chinese Economic and Industrial Zone (CEIZ)” in Chattogram as a Chinese government’s nominated developer. The committee on Economic Affairs in a meeting, with Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal in the chair, yesterday gave in principle approval to a proposal of Bangladesh Economic Zone Authority (BEZA) to award the contract to the CRBC through direct procurement…
by Anup Ojha in The Kathmandu Post, Aug 17, 2023Amid a steep rise in both cybercrime cases and complaints in recent years, the Cabinet on August 8 endorsed the National Cyber Security Policy 2080 BS (2023). While multiple stakeholders welcomed the move, they also pointed out that the new policy lacks a collaborative approach and seems to be a copy of similar measures in neighbouring countries. “The government consulted only a few stakeholders. Worse, it…
by Asiri Fernando in The Sunday Morning, Aug 13, 2023The new Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for granting diplomatic clearance to foreign sea vessels and government or military aircraft visiting Sri Lanka, although approved by Cabinet, will likely be finalised and come into effect next month, The Sunday Morning reliably learns. The new SOPs, which were drafted following a review after the controversial visit by Chinese State-owned satellite tracking vessel Yuan Wang 5 in August last…
by Tika R Pradhan in The Kathmandu Post, Aug 13, 2023Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is preparing to bring the CK Raut-led Janamat Party back to his Cabinet. Dahal is likely to induct a Janamat minister in the government by Sunday evening, said Ramesh Malla, personal secretary to the prime minister. The prime minister has been talking to some ministers from his party to convince one of them to make way for the new minister,…
by Nishan Khatiwada in The Kathmandu Post, July 04, 2023Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has been preparing to welcome Janamat Party in his government through a reshuffle of the current Council of Ministers. On Sunday, the prime minister met with Janamat chair CK Raut and urged him to join the government, sources said. Dahal is ready to allocate one ministry to the Janamat Party, said Janamat Party General Secretary Chandan Singh. “But we have some…
by Buddhika Samaraweera in The Morning, June 26, 2023The ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) yesterday (25) stated that they have no knowledge of any impending Cabinet reshuffle, despite reports that one would take place once President Ranil Wickremesinghe returns to the island today (26). It was recently reported that the President, who was on an official visit to the United Kingdom and France, is expected to reshuffle the Cabinet of Ministers in the coming…
By Anup Ojha in The Kathmandu Post, June 20, 2023Police on Monday briefly detained Tribhuvan University assistant professor Prem Chalaune after he launched a hunger strike inside the premises of the Kathmandu District Court. He was protesting last week’s government decision to withdraw a case against a group of students who physically assaulted him three years ago. Police said Chalaune was arrested shortly after he and his supporters ‘created disturbance’ inside the District Court premises.…