: Inmates on remand custody were provided with the necessary facilities to speak to their relatives online, Lohan Ratwatte, the State Minister of Prison Management & Prisoners’ Rehabilitation said on Friday (Jan. 22). This measure was implemented, taking into account the restriction on visitation to prisons, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. As such, inmates [1/22/2021] …
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed a Presidential Commission of Inquiry to ascertain whether preceding Commissions of Inquiry and Committees appointed to investigate into human rights violations, have revealed any human rights violations, serious violations of the international humanitarian law, and other such serious offenses. The Commission of Inquiry will be chaired by A.H.M.D. Nawaz [1/22/2021] …
: Taking into account the increasing trend in the spread of synthetic drugs, Police Spokesperson DIG Ajith Rohana on Friday (Jan. 22) urged parents to ensure that children do not fall victim to the use of drugs. Parents of young boys should be vigilant on this issue and all the precautionary measures should [1/22/2021] …
: The National Movement for the Protection of the Colombo Port East Jetty is set to submit its proposals to the Cabinet Sub-Committee today (Jan. 22), trade union members said. The proposals were prepared with the aim of developing the Eastern Jetty under the management of the Ports Authority without the intervention of [1/22/2021] …
: The Director-General of Health Services confirmed that two COVID-19 deaths were reported in the country on Thursday (Jan. 21), raising Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 death toll to 276. The details of the deceased are as follows: 01. A 71-year-old female from Peliyagoda. She was diagnosed as infected with COVID and transferred from Colombo [1/22/2021] …
: An investigation was launched with regard to the allegations that names of residents of the original villages in the North had been removed from the electoral register, the National Elections Commission (NEC) said on Friday (Jan. 22). MPs Rishad Bathiudeen and Kader Masthan requested for an inquiry into the allegations, Attorney-at-Law Nimal [1/22/2021] …
: A total of 75,099 Sri Lankans have been repatriated so far, since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Army Commander General Shavendra Silva, the Head of the National Operations Centre for the Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) said on Friday (Jan. 22). According to Army Commander General Shavendra Silva, more than 600 [1/22/2021] …
COLOMBO (News1st): Members of the Maha Sangha criticized the government over attempts that are allowing foreign entities to acquire the country’s resources. Just as the Sacred Tooth Relic protects the Dalada Maligawa, we must come forward to protect the East Container Terminal, Ven Elle Gunawansa Thero said. Civic groups and trade unions have heavily criticized [1/21/2021] …
COLOMBO (News1st): Certain individuals who worked to elect the government to power are trying to cover up the wrong activities of the government, K.D. Lalkantha, the president of the National Trade Union Centre has said. He made these remarks while opposing attempts to give away a 49 percent of the Colombo Port’s East Container Termina to [1/21/2021] …
COLOMBO (News1st): A new plan has been formulated to set-up a new managed elephant reserve in Sooriyawewa, irrigation minister Chamal Rajapaksa has said. We have asked the regulations to be given to us in a couple of weeks, the minister said on Thursday. He made these remarks amist fast unto death campaign launched by farmers seeking [1/21/2021] …
