Agreements which Sri Lanka has reached with the IMF and the creditors cannot be amended no matter who becomes President in September, incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe told a rally in Galle during the weekend.
The number of dengue cases in Sri Lanka for the month of July has surged to the highest level seen in the past four months, according to the Epidemiology Unit. With 3,944 cases recorded, the figures show a significant increase compared to previous months.
The Department of Wildlife is planning to hold a census on wild elephants in Sri Lanka next month. Sources from the department said the census will be held on August 19 and 20 this year. It has been estimated that a total number of 4500 officers would be needed for the exercise.
State Minister of Defence Premitha Bandara Tennakoon instructed security chiefs yesterday to implement all necessary measures to ensure the safety of presidential candidates and citizens following the announcement of the Presidential Election.
In the wake of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon being barred from performing duties in his office, the Election Commission yesterday turned to Senior DIG (Deputy Inspector General) D.Y. Asanka Karavita to press ahead with poll-related duties, an official said.
An MoU on Mutual Cooperation in Criminal Matters was signed between the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Pakistan and the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), Sri Lanka yesterday at Colombo.
The Anuradhapura Chief Magistrate yesterday ordered the Anuradhapura Assistant Director of Wildlife Conservation to capture and release the wild elephant, popularly known as Agbo, which has been frequenting the Thirappane area for more than a year, into a forest reserve.
Mixed opinions transpired in Parliament yesterday over the appointment of an acting IGP following the injunction order issued by the Supreme Court on IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon where Leader of the House Susil Premajayantha said a decision would be taken regarding the matter by the Constitutional Council headed by the Speaker.
Twelve centres that distort Sri Lankan history as well as Buddhist doctrine are currently operating in the country, while 85 people who are perverting the Buddhist Dhamma have been identified so far, it was revealed at the Parliamentary Caucus functioning towards safeguarding National Heritage.
The Court of Appeal yesterday affirmed the convictions and five-year jail terms imposed on four accused, including controversial former police officer SSP Douglas Pieris, in connection with an abduction incident that took place during the 1987-1989 insurrection. The five accused including former SSP Douglas Peiris were indicted in the Gampaha High Court on seven counts including abducting one Rathnachandra Liyanage in order to murder him on7th J
Sri Lanka Police is facing a dilemma at present as its two top officers including IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon have been barred from serving in their posts owing to the Supreme Court ruling on the latter, whilst Senior DIG Lalith Pathinayake was tipped to be the acting police chief likely to be appointed by the President, the Daily Mirror learns.
The police launched an investigation into an incident where a video went viral on social media showing a group of youth accusing police officers on road duty of planting cannabis in the car they were travelling in.
The government yesterday approved handing over the plot of land at Beira Lake, known as Kurulu Uyana Island, to the Sri Jinarathana Bhikshu Training School Committee for development under a long-term lease.
A woman carried a child dozing off during the demonstration organised in front of the Bangladeshi High Commission in Colombo by the Inter University Students’ Federation (IUSF) in solidarity with Bangladeshi university students protesting the controversial job quota system introduced in that country.
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