Import restrictions on 10 items relaxed

TNA NPC members demand Tamil speaking GA

Northern Provincial Council (NPC) members of the?Tamil National Alliance (TNA) today demanded the appointment of a Tamil speaking Government Agent (GA) for Vavuniya. Health Minister of the Northern Province, TNA member Dr. P. Sathiyalingam said that the TNA had raised the issue with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. He says Wickremesinghe had given an assurance that it will address their concerns but they later found out that someone who cannot communicate in Tamil had been appointed to the

25 Nov, 2015

Sunil Handunneththi elected COPE chairman

Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) Parliamentarian Sunil Handunneththi has been elected as the chairman of the Committee On Public Enterprises (COPE). Handunneththi replaced D.E.W Gunasekera who was the COPE chairman before the last Parliamentary election. (Colombo Gazette)

26 Nov, 2015

Another 20 suspects identified for rehabilitation

Another 20 suspects arrested under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) have been identified for rehabilitation, the Justice Ministry said today. Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe said that the 20 suspects will have their cases processed immediately and they will either be imprisoned?or offered rehabilitation. He said that the 20 suspects have been arrested for minor offences under the PTA and not serious crimes. The Government had recently approved the release of 39 suspects arrested u

26 Nov, 2015