Douglas appointed as PM’s nominee to Parliamentary Council

Troops overseas without leave granted amnesty

Members of the tri-forces who are overseas and considered absent without leave, have been granted amnesty under a General Amnesty. The Ministry of Defence said that tri-forces absentees who are presently abroad can receive a legal discharge from their respective services without reporting to the unit under the recently declared General Amnesty period which is in force from 15.11.2022 until 31.12.2022. Accordingly, the tri-forces personnel who have been absent without leave (AWOL) on or before

09 Nov, 2022

China’s Surveillance Mechanism and its looming threat over the world

The Chinese authoritarian state in its current form, has been enhancing its bid to increase surveillance upon its own people domestically as well as internationally. The Chinese Communist Party has historically been known to come down heavily upon dissenters. Yet, their initiative of not only financing but also promoting public-private partnerships in the field of cyber-security, is an indicator of the party?s desire to procure modernized surveillance mechanisms. In a way, this growing interest

09 Nov, 2022

Sri Lanka says no decision to seek MCC grant

Sri Lanka says no decision has been taken to seek a grant from the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe told Parliament today that the former Government led by then President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had decided not to go ahead with the agreement with the US. However, he said that a new Government has the right to decide what steps it will take. The Minister said that, so far, the current administration has not had talks on the MCC grant. In December

09 Nov, 2022