The national organiser of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), Basil Rajapaksa, who returned to the island from the United States yesterday (24), is expected to be sworn in as a Member of Parliament, government sources said.
A lawyers’ group has requested Sri Lanka’s National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) to intervene to ensure the safety of a nine-year-old child who is allegedly being threatened with death by several racketeers including a North-West based politician.
The United National Party has questioned the President over the decision to release former Member of Parliament, Duminda Silva, who was convicted for murder and sentenced to death in 2016.
The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has written to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa seeking clarification on whether the decision to grant a presidential pardon to former MP Duminda Silva was made after a careful analysis of the necessity to grant such a pardon as stipulated in the proviso to Article 34 (1) of the Constitution.
Former MP Duminda Silva, who was sentenced to death, has been released from prison under a special Presidential pardon today (24).
In response to serous oil and hazardous chemical spills triggered by the fire that broke out on a ship carrying hazardous substances in May, the European Union is directing €200,000 (over Rs. 48 million) in humanitarian funding to provide crucial assistance.
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) founder Basil Rajapaksa has fulfilled all requirements to run for President, SLPP National List MP Prof. Ranjith Bandara said.
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to import 100,000 metric tons of rice as the price of rice in the domestic market continues to soar, it is reported.
The United Nations says that drought and water scarcity could rival the Covid-19 pandemic with risks growing rapidly as global temperatures rise.
The body of a young Tamil who was allegedly beaten to death while in Sri Lankan police custody is to be exhumed for a second autopsy.
