Speaker warns MPs over conduct and making allegations

Army contradicts Police claims on North roadblocks

The Army today insisted that there was no move to block voters in the North by placing new roadblocks. Army sources in Jaffna denied reports that Police intervention resulted in Army roadblocks being removed in parts of the North. The Army said that no new roadblocks were placed in Jaffna and that the roadblocks over which some concerns were raised were placed after the Easter Sunday attacks. According to the Army, Army Commander Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva had instructed the military

16 Nov, 2019

Multiple election related incidents reported

Multiple election related incidents have been reported around the country just before voting began and during voting, election monitors and the Police reported. The Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV) said that a convoy of buses carrying voters were obstructed this morning in Thanthirimalai in Anuradhapura. The CMEV said that the bus was obstructed, pelted with stones and shot at by unidentified persons. The Police are investigating the incident. The CMEV also reported multiple inc

16 Nov, 2019

Sri Lankan envoy holds talks with European Court of Justice

Ambassador Grace Asirwatham met with the President (Chief Justice) of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) Koen Lenaerts, KC, at the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg. The ECJ is the highest European Court. The European Courts of Justice are all based in Luxembourg. During the meeting, the President of the Court stated that European law has developed vastly over the last 30 years and that it today applies not only to the EU Member States but also in relation to non EU citizens like asylum

15 Nov, 2019