Health and education staff to stop work against SAITM

US rights group concerned over Press Council

The Committee to Protect Journalists, a US based media rights group, is concerned about Sri Lankan authorities’ decision to re-establish the Sri Lankan Press Council, a media regulatory body which gives the government powers to jail journalists in connection with their reporting. The Press Council was established under the 1973 Press Council law and is made up of members appointed by the president as well as two journalists chosen by media organizations. Under the law, outlets are forbidden fro

12 Jul, 2015

Mahinda has majority support in SLFP says S.B

Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) member S B Dissanayake says former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has the support of a majority of the members in the SLFP. Speaking in Kandy,?Dissanayake said that the defection of a few SLFP members to support the United National Party (UNP) will not hurt the party. He said that while there are a few SLFP members who are supporting President Maithripala Sirisena, there is a majority of SLFP members who still back?former President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Dissanayake sa

12 Jul, 2015

SLFP to probe members who backed the elephant

The?Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) said that it will initiate an inquiry against several SLFP members who have agreed to contest the August parliamentary elections with the ruling United National Party (UNP). An opposition member on the grounds of anonymity said that the SLFP would seek an explanation from the defected members and a party inquiry would be initiated to ascertain if the members could continue under the SLFP membership. Meanwhile, opposition Leader Nimal Siripala De Silva said th

11 Jul, 2015