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Stealthy move madelast year under wraps Reliable sources revealed to LAKBIMAnEWS that the Bank of Ceylon (BoC), the Peoples’ Bank (PB) and the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) have acted in cahoots to purchase shares worth Rs 344 million from crumbling entity, The Finance Company (TFC
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Central Bank of Sri Lanka yesterday vehemently denied allegations by United National Party (UNP) Parliamentarian and Economist Dr. Harsha de Silva that Employeesandrsquo; Provident Fund (EPF) was engaged in corrupt deals in the Colombo Bourse.andnbsp;
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Central Bank of Sri Lanka today denied allegations by Dr. Harsha de Silva that Employeesandrsquo; Provident Fund (EPF) that it was engaged in corrupt deals in the Colombo Bourse.
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The Employees Provident Fund (Amendment) Bill was passed with a majority of 59 votes in Parliament ..
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The Employees Provident Fund (Amendment) Bill has been passed in Parliament. 71 voted for and 21 against the Bill. Joining in the debate, Minister Gamini Lokuge said that those who serve in many institutions have various EPF numbers. As such they proposed to use the National Identity Card
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The Employee Provident Fund (EPF) amendment bill was passed in parliament, 71 voted for and 12 against the bill
The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) Amendment Bill was passed in Parliament today with a majority of 59 votes. 71 MPs voted in favor of the amendment bill while 12 voted against it.
The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) Amendment Bill was presented in Parliament a short while ago by the Leader of the House Nimal Siripala De Silva. The debate over the bill has commenced.
The controversial Employees Provident Fund (EPF) Amendment Bill will be presented in Parliament at 1pm today. Minister of Labour and Labour Relations Gamini Lokuge today said the government had removed the two clauses in the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) (Amendment) Bill which provides
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