Parliament approves National Audit Bill with amendments

HRCSL records final statements on ward place clash

The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) today recorded the final statements from the police and the students involved in the clash at ward place recently. Acting IGP Pujith Jayasundara and a group of senior police officers appeared before the HRCSL?to make a statement while a group of students of the?Higher National Diploma in Accountancy (HNDA) also appeared before the HRCSL today. Jayasundara and the senior police officers had this week also?appeared before the National Police Commi

05 Nov, 2015

Modi urged to secure release of Indians in Lanka

India’s?National Fishworkers Federation (NFF) says there are?350 Indian fishermen lodged in jails in Sri Lanka and it has urged Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to secure their release. NFF has urged the Union government to take initiatives in rescuing 650 Indian fishermen lodged in the jails of four neighbouring countries – Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar ? on charges of entering their maritime boundaries, the New Indian express reported. The federation chairperson M Ilango in

05 Nov, 2015

Joint opposition MPs walk out of Parliament

A group of joint opposition members?walked out of Parliament today in protest against the Government. The Parliamentarians, including Mahajana Eksath Peramuna (MEP) leader Dinesh Gunawardena, said that they were protesting against moves by the Government to pass several Financial Acts. (Colombo Gazette)

05 Nov, 2015