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By N Sathiya Moorthy The nation should thank Commissioner-General of Elections Saman Sri Ratnayake for clarifying that there is no constitutional provision for any authority to postpone the presidential election. It was becoming an issue after the Opposition, especially the SJB, kept hammering out the idea that President Ranil Wickremesinghe was trying to postpone the […]
Monday 04th March, 2024 The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) is drawing heavy flak for having granted its workers generous pay hikes amidst a crippling economic crisis. Its critics are arguing that such salary increases, allegedly ranging from 29% to 70%, should not have been given at a time when the government is asking […]
‘New laws needed to rein them in’ By Shamindra Ferdinando Justice Minister Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakse, PC, said that contrary to the Constitution, the Parliament didn’t exercise full control over public finance.The former President of the Bar Association said a new law was required to subject all state enterprises to parliamentary control to prevent further deterioration […]
… several countries undertaking criminal investigations against Lankans By Shamindra Ferdinando Sri Lanka had failed again to counter unsubstantiated accusations pertaining to the Eelam conflict, at the ongoing 55th session of the Human Rights Council, authoritative military sources said. Western powers had taken specific punitive actions against selected Sri Lankan military officers as well as po...
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The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk has urged the Sri Lankan government to implement credible accountability measures, investigating and prosecuting both past and present human rights violations and economic crimes.The post UN rights chief raises concerns over Sri Lanka’s proposed laws appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
Discretion permitted for other elections by Rathindra Kuruwita The presidential election is the only election that the constitution has set a time frame for, Commissioner General of Elections, Saman Sri Ratnayake said last week. He said this is not the case with other elections, so the presidential election can’t be postponed. “The Elections Commission has no […]
Acting High Commissioner of Australia to Sri Lanka, Lalita Kapur and Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Sri Lanka, Azusa Kubota visited UNDPs mobile interactive exhibition space, ‘A Journey of Transformation and Women’s Empowerment’, taking place from Feb 29 to March 2 in Kurunegala and open to the public. Ranjith Ariyaratne, Chief […]
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Sri Lanka is deeply troubled about the death of over hundred people who were waiting to receive aid in Gaza and joins the call for investigation into the incident. The latest incident underscores the immediate need to end the blockade imposed on Gaza, depriving its civilian population, including women and children, of access to basic […]
Sri Lanka reiterated its categorical rejection of an external evidence gathering mechanism related to human rights, stemming from two UN resolutions. Speaking at the 55th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Himalee Arunatilaka, Sri Lanka’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva said that the Government of Sri Lanka, to overcome the […]
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President Ranil Wickremesinghe who attend the funeral of former finance minister Ronnie de Mel, highlighting Mr. de Mel’s prowess as a skilled politician and an excellent economic expert. The president emphasized that this experience has become a cornerstone for his political endeavours today. Delivering his funeral oration, President Wickremesinghe said: “I believe that without Mr. […...
The United Nations (UN) has called for targeted measures against credibly-alleged perpetrators of serious human rights violations and abuses in Sri Lanka. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, in an oral update on Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, said that two years ago, tens of thousands of Sri […]
Medicine and medical equipment worth over USD 2.1 million was handed over to Sri Lanka by the UNFPA and Sri Lanka. Pio Smith, UNFPA Asia Pacific Regional Director and Kotaro Katsuki, Acting Ambassador of the Embassy of Japan ceremoniously handed over medical supplies to Dr. Ramesh Pathirana, Minister of Health at the Ministry of Health. […]
– Commissioner General of Elections The presidential election is the only election that the Constitution has set a time frame for and therefore it cannot be postponed, Commissioner General of Elections, Saman Sri Ratnayake has said. “The Election Commission has no direct authority over holding other elections. For example, the tenure of the local council […]
President Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Thursday (29) that Sri Lanka has been committed to safeguarding world peace and regional stability, and that he is ready to make decisive decisions for global peace. President Ranil Wickremesinghe made this statement at the Sri Lanka Air Force Cadet Officers Commissioning Ceremony held at the Air Force Base China […]
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Sri Lanka, on Friday (01), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Colombo for the establishment of a Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (GEWE), the first of its kind in the Asia Pacific region. The MoU formalizes the collaboration between the […]
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Asia Pacific Regional Director Pio Smith called on Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena at the Temple on Thursday (February 29).The post UNFPA to assist Sri Lanka in modernizing statistical system for transition to digital economy appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
Sri Lanka has decided to stop issuing free long-term visas to Russian and Ukrainian nationals who have lived in the Indian Ocean island nation for the past two years, a government official said on Thursday.The post Sri Lanka halts free visas for long-staying Russian, Ukrainian nationals appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe told the Indian Ocean Security Conference in Colombo that the sanctions imposed on Russia over the war in Ukraine had not caused the collapse of the Russian economy, which had just shifted eastwards. The following is the text of the statement issued at the conference (Phase II) organised by the Pathfinder Foundation: […]
Friday 1st March, 2024 What’s the world coming to when the Speaker of Parliament fails to act independently and impartially and incurs the opprobrium of the entire Opposition to the extent of provoking an attempt to oust him? It is only natural that public trust in the legislature has eroded severely, in this country, and […]