Police to be deployed to eradicate drugs from schools

TISL calls for prosecutions in cases of misuse of public property

Transparency International Sri Lanka?s?(TISL)?election monitoring arm the Program for the Protection of Public Resources?(PPPR),?renewed its call today on law enforcement authorities to prosecute offences of?misuse?of public property during the?2020 Parliamentary election. TISL?s Executive Director Asoka?Obeyesekere?said,??We?welcome the recent acknowledgement?by?the Chairman of the Election Commission of Article 104GG of the?Constitution,?which allows for the prosecution of public officials wh

30 Jun, 2020

EU insists Sri Lanka not blacklisted from visa list

The European Union (EU) today insisted that Sri Lanka has not been blacklisted despite not being considered among countries approved visas when internal border controls are lifted. The Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Sri Lanka and the EU Member States Embassies in Colombo issued a clarification today on lifting the temporary restriction on non-essential travel to the EU and reports that Sri Lanka was not included in the list of selected countries. The EU and Member States Ambassadors

29 Jun, 2020

UNP rejects allegations raised by MCC review committee Chairman

The United National Party (UNP) has refuted the allegations levelled against the former Yahapalana Government by Professor Lalithasiri Gunaruwan?s Committee reporting regarding the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) agreement. Issuing a press release, the UNP said according to media reports, Gunaruwan?s report alleges that US $10 million was provided by the MCC to the then Government following the signing of two agreements with the MCC in 2017 and 2018. However, Gunaruwan goes on to state

29 Jun, 2020