Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa instructed the Cabinet on Wednesday to expedite the bill restricting land sales to non Sri Lankan citizens, reported the Daily Mirror.
It was due to be debated and voted on by parliament last week, however had to be withdrawn due to a "lack of clarity on the content of the Bill", the paper added.
The proposed bill was discussed in a Cabinet meeting today.
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It was due to be debated and voted on by parliament last week, however had to be withdrawn due to a "lack of clarity on the content of the Bill", the paper added.
The proposed bill was discussed in a Cabinet meeting today.
See related articles:
New bill will restrict land ownership by ‘foreigners’ (10 Sep 2014)
Cabinet approves bill prohibiting land sales to foreign citizens (15 Aug 2014)
Sri Lanka to use census to appropriate lands of diaspora Tamils - report (15 Dec 2013)
Ministry of Finance prohibits sale of land to 'foreigners' (19 Apr 2013)
Land sales to 'foreigners' banned (24 Feb 2013)
Gotabhaya to interview dual citizenship applicants (06 Jan 2013)
Army tell Tamils in Jaffna - 'beware the Tamil diaspora' (14 Apr 2012)
Diaspora Tamils have to reapply for land deeds (06 Sep 2011)