Suspect arrested with weapons and ammunition in Karandeniya

20th Amendment to the Constitution draft tabled

The draft of the 20th Amendment to the Constitution was tabled in Parliament today. The draft was tabled by Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) Parliamentarian Vijitha Herath. The 20th Amendment proposes to abolish the Executive Presidency. (Colombo Gazette)

05 Sep, 2018

Sri Lanka participates in international tsunami drill

Sri Lanka participated tsunami drill today as part of an international tsunami drill held in 28 countries. The Ministry of Disaster Management said the island wide tsunami drill was held at 8.30 am in several selected districts. Accordingly, Mullaitivu, Ampara and Galle districts of Sri Lanka had been selected to conduct the drill. This year’s tsunami drill was held targeting a school, a Grama Niladhari Division, a religious place and a tourist hotel. Both local and foreign tourists actively p

05 Sep, 2018

President feels death penalty a must on corrupt individuals

President Maithripala Sirisena feels the death penalty must be imposed on corrupt individuals. He said this at an event in Parliament today. President Maithripala Sirisena said the Government of good governance has been committed to build a system to boost clean governance free of fraud and corruption. He said that steps should be taken to punish those accused of fraud and corruption swiftly in order to fulfill the aspirations of the people placed on the Government of good governance. The Pr

05 Sep, 2018