Former military intelligence head remanded until April 18

Keheliya says 13 A must change

Cabinet spokesman and Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella says the 13th Amendment to the constitution must change. Speaking in Kandy today, the Minister said that it is surprising the 13th Amendment remained unchanged for so many years. He said that a public debate is now on over some of the clauses in the?13th?Amendment including on the land and police powers and merging provinces. “This must change. Some clauses must change,” the Minister said. The Minister said that President Mahinda Rajapaks

24 Jun, 2013

War displaced urged to register

The?Campaign for a Free and Fair Election (CaFFE) has urged war displaced people living in the North East who were displaced due to war and internal conflicts to register as voters to secure their voting rights. The Executive Director of CaFFE,?Keerthi Tennakoon, said that there is now an opportunity for the displaced people to ensure their voting rights and to make out whose names were in the Voters Registry in any Electoral Division until 2009 or whose names were not in any of the Voters Regis

25 Jun, 2013

SLJTU and Keheliya discuss code

The newly formed Sri Lanka Journalists Trade Union (SLJTU) has had discussions with Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella on the proposed media code of ethics. President of the SLJTU Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema said that the right to information was also discussed at the meeting with the Minister. Addressing the media today, Abeywickrema said that it was agreed a broad discussion needs to take place on the topic before it is implemented. She said that the SLJTU hopes to have a discussion with the

25 Jun, 2013