Police fire tear gas on protesting university students in Colpetty

Duties and functions of new Ministries gazetted

The gazette notification proclaiming the relevant duties and functions of the new Ministries has been published. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa issued the relevant gazette (Extraordinary) yesterday (10), the Government said today. The number of Ministers and Ministries, duties, functions, departments, public corporations and statutory bodies under the relevant Ministers have been gazetted in accordance with Article 43/1 and Article 46/1 of the Constitution. Accordingly, the duties, functions, a

11 Dec, 2019

Government asserts MCC deal not ruled out

The Government today asserted that the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) development assistance grant has not been ruled out. Speaking to reporters today, Minister Dullas Alahapperuma said that the Government will carefully review the agreement and ensure it is made public and open for debate before a final decision is taken. He insisted that no decision has been taken on signing the agreement. The Minister said that the agreement must first be placed before Parliament and openly discuss

12 Dec, 2019

Kamal Haasan demands inclusion of Sri Lankan refugees in Indian Citizenship Bill

Makkal Needhi Maiam founder Kamal Haasan wondered why Sri Lankan Tamils and Muslims were left out of the ambit of India’s Citizenship (Amendment) Bill if it was a “genuinely benevolent” legislation, the News Minute reported. “Why are Tamils who are subjected to a methodic genocide and Muslims facing discrimination, be excluded from the bill? If it’s a genuinely benevolent bill and not a vote garnering exercise, then why won’t this CAB stop to pick up stranded Tamils & troubled Muslims of Sri La

11 Dec, 2019