Text and pic by PRIYAN DE SILVA Executive Director of the newly formed Institute for Democratic Reforms and Electoral Studies (IRES) Manjula Gajanayake said that the ‘Women’s Quota’ was at risk of being scrapped and might die a natural death as no political party had taken the women’s quota seriously. Gajanayake made these comments addressing […]
The government was working on the release of suspects held in long-term detention, taking further action regarding suspects who have not been charged or prosecuted, the launch of a truth-finding mechanism, the amendment of the Prevention of Terrorism Act and the resolving of issues related to missing persons, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said yesterday during a […]
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The Navy has briefed the new Governor of the Northern Province Jeevan Theagarajah on the continuing problem of poaching by the Indian fishing fleet. The briefing had been given during the Governor’s visit to Jaffna islands on 20 Nov., Navy headquarters said. The Governor of the Northern Province visited the islands of the North to […]
Government MP Weerasumana Weerasinghe has strongly criticised the failure on the part of those responsible to ensure a steady supply of fertiliser for tea cultivations. The Communist Party MP (Matara District) elected on the SLPP ticket has urged Minister of Plantation Dr. Ramesh Pathirana to introduce a subsidy scheme for tea fertiliser as the tea […]