Sri Lanka Immigration and Emigration Department securing a position to send an officer to function at the Regional Support Office (RSO) of the Bali Process to watch human smuggling and migrant trafficking is a great achievement for the country, said the Immigration Chief Harsha Illukpitiya.
Five Fundamental Rights applications filed seeking an order preventing the authorities from issuing any permits to Adani Green Energy Sri Lanka Limited (AGESL), to carrying on the wind power plant in the Mannar Island were yesterday fixed for hearing on October 14 by the Supreme Court. These petitions are to be heard before Supreme Court fuller bench on the next hearing date.
The timing of the third review of IMF’s (International Monetary Fund) Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement will be discussed with the government after the recently announced Presidential Elections, an official said. Progress in meeting key commitments under the IMF-supported programme will be formally assessed in the context of the third review of the EFF.
The Supreme Court has issued an order suspending a female lawyer from practicing for a period of five years for committing acts of misconduct while serving as defence counsel in a case before the Polonnaruwa High Court.
The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has said that the asset declarations of over 100 top officials, including President Ranil Wickremesinghe and the Prime Minister, are now publicly accessible.
Issuance of passports is likely to come to a standstill after October due to a failure to procure passports, as authorities are preparing to switch to the new e-passport system, which is reportedly facing delays, the Daily Mirror learns.
When asked about the issue, Public Security Minister Tiran Alles told the Daily Mirror that passport issuance has been limited for the next two months in preparation for the country’s first issuance of e-passports.
All necessary security measures and deployments of police officers for handling election law violations are inw place despite the absence of an IGP, the Daily Mirror learns. A senior police officer confirmed that comprehensive security arrangements are being implemented and will continue to evolve based on daily requirements.
The Central Committee of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) met with President Ranil Wickremesinghe a short while ago and expressed their unwavering support for his victory in the forthcoming presidential election, the President Media Division said.
Hours after the SLPP decided not to back President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the September 21 Presidential Election, SLPP Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa was seen in conversation with his brother Gotabaya Rajapaksa at an event hosted by the Chinese Embassy in Colombo last evening.
In the wake of debate over the fiasco involving Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon who is now barred from functioning in his office, the Election Commission will deliberate on the matter at its meeting scheduled for today and decide on the next course of action to clear any hurdles.
The National Election Commission (EC) has clarified that the participation of government nurses in uniform at the National All Ceylon Nurses’ Conference, held under the patronage of National People’s Power (NPP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake, does not constitute a violation of election regulations.
A group of young men had swindled Rs. 600,000 from the bank account of a chief incumbent in a temple in Badulla by stealing the SIM card from the Ven. Thera’s mobile phone. Ven. Thera recounted to the police that he had received a call, ostensibly from the bank, asking for his bank account details under the pretense of a government directive to waive off recently imposed VAT.
A complaint has been made by Minister Bandula Gunawardane’s Coordinating Secretary Ranjith Mudannayake to Homagama Police against holding a public meeting in Homagama electorate, with Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa’s participation.
The Election Commission (EC) has stopped Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa from conducting the Sakwala and Husma programmes to distribute IT equipment to schools and medical equipment to hospitals. The stoppage comes two days after the presidential elections, 2024,was declared by the commission. Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) General Secretary Ranjith Madduma Bandara protested the decision and asked the Commission to act impartially.
With the Israeli-Hezbollah conflict heating up in the region, Sri Lanka remains alert on developments for the safety and security of Sri Lankans working in both Israel and Lebanon
President Ranil Wickremesinghe is reported to have held talks with Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) leader Mahinda Rajapaksa at his Wijerama residence in Colombo last evening to explore a possible electoral understanding.
Despite dozens of Sri Lankan wanted persons out of 164 on the Interpol red notice list being located, local authorities are facing legal and logistical challenges in extraditing suspects to Sri Lanka, the Daily Mirror learns.
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