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FM launches online authentication service for birth, marriage and death certificates
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has launched an online authentication process for birth, marriage and death certificates, in partnership with the Registrar General’s Department.
With the new online process, Sri Lankan citizens can apply for the authentication of their birth, marriage, and death certificates through the Consular Affairs Division’s online platform. The authenticated certificates will be sent to the applicant via email, eliminating the need for in-person application or collection of the authenticated documents, according to a statement issued by the Foreign Ministry.
The Consular Affairs Division has taken further steps to enhance its online document authentication services by integrating its Electronic Document Authentication System (e-DAS) with other key government authorities and entities, which include local universities, Sri Lanka Medical Council, Sri Lanka Police, the Department of Motor Traffic, TVEC, Department of the Registrar of Companies, British Council, and trade chambers, thereby making document authentication services available to the public effectively.
The procedures for online authentication of birth, marriage, and death certificates are as follows:
– Visit the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and submit an online application through the portal provided: https://mfa.gov.lk/online-consular-services/
-Once the details are submitted, applicants will receive a link to make the required payments. The fees for certificate generation and authentication should be paid online through this link.
-After completing the transaction, the authenticated document (customer copy) will be emailed to the address provided by the applicant. The customer copy needs to be submitted to the relevant foreign missions as required.
For any inquires, the Consular Affairs Division of the Ministry can be reached at telephone number 011-2338812 or 0112-446302, and via e-mail at: authentication.consular@mfa.gov.lk
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Sun directly overhead Ahungalla, Neluwa and Yala about 12.08 noon today (05)
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NPP sees good side of IMF deal
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By Rathindra Kuruwita
National People’s Power (NPP) will not cause sudden disruptions to the fragile Sri Lankan economy by unilaterally withdrawing from the agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), NPP presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated on Tuesday during a meeting with the business community in Colombo.
“We assure that under our governance, we will do nothing to destabilise the economy. Our aim is to stabilise the economy, strengthen it, and move it forward. We are a political party that holds itself accountable to the people,” Dissanayake said.
Dissanayake acknowledged that the NPP was aware that debt restructuring negotiations with both bilateral and commercial creditors were now closely linked to the agreements with the IMF.
“Sri Lanka’s entire debt restructuring process is intertwined with the IMF agreement. Anyone suggesting that withdrawing from this agreement unilaterally is an option is not acting in the best interests of the people. The NPP guarantees that we will not take such a step,” he asserted.
The NPP leader noted that Sri Lanka must meet several IMF-imposed targets. For instance, the country is required to maintain a primary surplus of 2.3 percent of GDP from 2025, and reduce the public debt-to-GDP ratio to below 95 percent by 2032.
“These targets in themselves are not harmful to the country. The real issue lies in how we achieve these objectives. There is no single path to meeting these goals, and we will engage in discussions and carry out our plans within these given parameters,” Dissanayake said.
He went on to criticise President Ranil Wickremesinghe and his allies for attempting to instill fear in the public by suggesting that the NPP would pull out of the IMF agreement. “Stop trying to scare the people,” he said.
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SLPP dissident group backing Ranil to announce new alliance today
Dissident SLPP MPs, including Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena, will officially announce the formation of a new political alliance at an event scheduled to be held at Waters Edge hotel today (05)
Health Minister Dr. Ramesh Pathirana said yesterday (04) that the new alliance would consist of those backing President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Sept. 21 presidential election.
Addressing the media at Battaramulla, Minister Pathirana declared that the new grouping intended to contest the elections that would be held after the presidential election. Dr. Pathirana said that those now with the SLPP could switch their allegiance to the new alliance.
State Defence Minister Pramitha Bandara Tennakoon and State Justice Minister Anuradha Jayaratne explained that their intention was to create space for all communities to work together.
The dissident group made the declaration in the wake of SLPP candidate Namal Rajapaksa’s public appeal for them to return to the party (SF)
