Solhiem arrives in Sri Lanka to meet Ranil

Court rejects bail application by Sajin Vass

A bail application filed by United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) Parliamentarian Sajin Vass Gunawardena, was rejected by the Fort Magistrate today. The Magistrate, after rejecting the bail application, further remanded the?Parliamentarian till June 24.?Sajin Vass Gunawardena was arrested over allegations he had misused vehicles belonging to the Presidential Secretariat when he was the Monitoring MP of the Foreign Ministry.

17 Jun, 2015

Opposition assures backing for polls reforms

The opposition today assured its full backing for electoral reforms through the 20th Amendment to the constitution. Opposition leader Nimal Siripala de Silva said that the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) want the reforms approved by Parliament soon. The?Opposition leader also accused the ruling United National Party (UNP) of attempting to derail moves to get the?20th Amendment passed by Parliament. He said that while the UNP had agreed to the proposals

17 Jun, 2015

Task Force to combat harassment using social media

The National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) has appointed a Task Force to combat the growing threat to children and young persons posed by bullying and sexual harassment via social media sites like Facebook and Instagram and other mobile and web based applications like snapshot, Viber and WhatsApp. The task force comprises members from the NCPA, the Attorney General’s Department, the Police Department, the Ministry of Justice, and the NGO community. The Task Force will immediately start tak

16 Jun, 2015