SLMC ordered to register students with degrees from foreign universities

RTI Commission orders release of Ranil’s asset declaration

In a landmark decision the Right to Information Commission (RTIC) directed the Presidential Secretariat to disclose the declaration of assets and liabilities of Ranil?Wickremesinghe in his role as Prime Minister for 2015 and 2016. The Order was made pursuant to the initial request?filed by Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) on 3 February 2017. This decision would enable TISL to publicly release the asset declaration once received, as it has been obtained under the RTI Act. The RTIC not

05 Dec, 2018

SLTDA insists no move by tourism industry to boycott awards

The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) has strongly rejected claims that tourism industry leaders have decided to boycott the Sri Lanka Tourism Awards tomorrow as President Maithripala Sirisena has been invited as the Chief Guest. SLTDA, as the governing body of Sri Lanka Tourism, believes that the duties vested in the institution should be carried forward under any circumstances and as a collective decision, hosting Sri Lanka Tourism Awards 2018 was decided to recognize the indust

05 Dec, 2018

Parliament website edited to recognise MR as an MP

The Parliament website has been edited to recognise Mahinda Rajapaksa as a Parliamentarian and not Prime Minister. Rajapaksa continued to be listed as the current Prime Minister on the website despite Parliament approving a no-confidence motion against him. The matter was raised in Parliament over the last few days, including yesterday. Speaker Karu Jayasuriya had assured that he will instruct his officials to make changes to the website. Accordingly the website today notes that?Rajapaksa is

06 Dec, 2018