Badulla doctor sold narcotics to children

Democratic People’s Congress sacks Nalliya Kumaragurubaran

The Democratic People’s Congress says it has removed?Nalliya Kumaragurubaran from the party. In a statement, the leader of the?Democratic People’s Congress, Praba Ganesan said that?Kumaragurubaran had been removed from his post of party General Secretary. Kumaragurubaran has also been removed from the party as he had failed to promote the party and had instead established contacts with other political parties. (Colombo Gazette)

08 Sep, 2018

Maritime security working group to be set up in Sri Lanka

The Member States of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) met in Colombo on 4-5 September, 2018 and finalized the Terms of Reference (ToR) at an initial workshop held for the setting up of the Working Group on Maritime Safety and Security, the Foreign Ministry said. At the 17th?Council of Ministers held in Durban, South Africa in 2017, it was decided that Sri Lanka will coordinate the implementation of the IORA Action Plan 2017-2021 on Maritime Safety and Security that includes, amongst othe

08 Sep, 2018

IGP given 14 days to implement NPC recommendations

Inspector General of Police Pujith Jayasundara has been given a timeframe of 14 days by the Constitutional Council to implement the recommendations made by the National Police Commission. During a meeting of the Constitutional Council at the parliamentary complex, presided over by Speaker Karu Jayasuriya, the issue of the ongoing disagreement between the National Police Commission (NPC) and the IGP ? where the IGP had refused to implement recommendations made by the NPC ? was taken up. The NPC

07 Sep, 2018