Army deserter arrested in Tissamaharama for murder

Consultation process expected to last for a few months

Face to face consultations with stakeholders throughout Sri Lanka are expected to commence early next month to design reconciliation mechanisms. Town-hall meetings, focus group discussions and structured interviews will be part of the consultation process. Manouri Muttetuwegama, chairperson of the Consultation Task Force on Reconciliation Mechanisms, told The Hindu that the process would go on for a few months. At present, the Task Force is seeking through its website (http://www.scrm.gov.lk/

23 Mar, 2016

Right to information bill tabled in Parliament for approval

The?Right To Information (RTI) bill was tabled in Parliament by Media Minister Gayantha Karunatillake today. The bill, if approved, will provide for the right of access to information, specify?grounds on which access may be denied, establish the right to information?commission, appoint information officers, set out the procedure and for matters?connected therewith or incidental thereto. The RTI bill has already been approved by all Provincial Councils (PCs). President Maithripala Sirisena inf

24 Mar, 2016

JVP claims traffic police given targets to collect fines

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) claims the traffic police have been given targets to collect fines?from?motorists for road rule violations. JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake told Parliament today that collecting fines is one way the Government is looking at raising money. “The police have been given targets for a week to collect more fines,” he claimed. The country is said to be facing a serious financial crisis and?Dissanayake said that the Government is looking at collecting higher ta

23 Mar, 2016