Underwear protest near Sri Lanka Parliament

Disabled tri-forces members and police stage protest

Retired disabled tri-forces members and policemen staged a protest in Fort today seeking the attention of the Government over their demands. The disabled tri-forces members and policemen protested against the current pension scheme. The Collective of Retired or Disabled Military and Police Personnel staged a protest in July this year urging the President to intervene in the proposed pension scheme. The tri-forces?and Police identified 20 issues facing the retired and disabled war heroes and t

31 Oct, 2016

NCPA official accused of abusing a young boy

An official at the National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) has been accused of abusing a young boy. Minister of Women and Children’s Affairs?Chandrani Bandara told the Colombo Gazette she has ordered a full investigation into the alleged incident. A complaint over the abuse of the young boy from Kurunegala was made over the NCPA complaints hotline. Sources said there was an attempt to suppress the complaint since it involved an official from the NCPA. However Minister Chandrani Bandara in

01 Nov, 2016

Special allowance for disabled tri-forces members

A special allowance is to be given for disabled tri-forces members who are not entitled for a pension. The special allowance is to be given from February next year, the Ministry of Defence said. The announcement came after retired disabled tri-forces members and policemen staged a protest in Fort today and yesterday seeking the attention of the Government over their demands. The disabled tri-forces members and policemen protested against the current pension scheme. The Collective of Retired

01 Nov, 2016