DIG Waruna Jayasundara new STF Commandant

Parliament likely to be dissolved early March

Parliament will most likely be dissolved between the 02nd and 06th of March, 2020, Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena said. Earlier in February, the Chairman of the National Elections Commission Mahinda Deshapriya announced that the Parliamentary elections can be held only 52 days after and 66 days before the date of dissolution. He said that the Election Commission was ready to hold an election at any time, adding that preparations are already underway for the Parliamentary polls. Meanwhile,

18 Feb, 2020

Sri Lanka has stopped releasing seized boats

The Indian Government has told the Madras High Court that since 2015 Sri Lanka had stopped releasing boats of Indian fishermen apprehended on charges of trespassing into foreign waters for illegal fishing, particularly through the banned method of bottom trawling, The Hindu newspaper reported. Justices Vineet Kothari and R. Suresh Kumar were told that the decision to not release the boats was taken as a measure of deterrence and that the Sri Lankan government had also amended its laws in July 2

18 Feb, 2020

Speaker to release 19 phone recordings of Ranjan

The Speaker has informed Parliament that 19 telephone recordings of United National Party MP Ranjan Ramanayake would be edited and provided to members of Parliament. Speaker Karu Jayasuriya made the statement when opening today?s (18) Parliament session this afternoon. MP Ranjan Ramanayake was arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) earlier this month for committing a crime in terms of Article 111C (2) of the Constitution by interfering with the functions of judges. Ramanayak

18 Feb, 2020