Archives of February , 2021
February 23rd, 2021 - English News
Election warm in BASL – Philip Dissanayake
Elections to the Bar Association of Sri Lanka will be held on the 24th. Two President’s Counsels candidates have entered to the election for the post of Chairman. They are President’s Counsel Saliya Peiris and President’s Counsel Kuvera de Zoysa. …
February 21st, 2021 - English News
Depriving the arrested student opportunity to sit for the GCE Advanced Level examination by Gokeralla Police…
A 19-year-old student from Dodamgaslande, Kurunegala has been remanded for four months on charges of illegally possessing heroin. The student, who was studying for the GCE Advanced Level at the Sastharachindra Pirivena College, Polgolla, was on his way to a…
February 21st, 2021 - English News
Bimshani Jasing Arachchi – the first woman DIG of Sri Lanka Police
Mrs. Bimshani Jasing Arachchi was promoted as Sri Lanka’s first woman Deputy Inspector General (DIG) in October 2020, creating history in Sri Lanka’s 154 years old police service. The march of DIG Bimshani Jasing Arachchi in her career in police…
February 20th, 2021 - English News
HRC 46: Zero draft of the Sri Lanka Core Group resolution ignores High Commissioner’s recommendations NEWS
Zero draft of the resolution provided to Geneva based diplomatic missions by Sri Lanka core group titled Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka has not taken any of the major the recommendations made by the Human Rights High Commissioner…
February 19th, 2021 - English News
SRI LANKA: SC Condemns Imperious Attitude In Abruptly Terminating A Broadcast
by Basil Fernando In 2008, an incident took place at a panel discussion organized by the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation. Three panelists were invited by the producer of the programme , ‘Ira Anduru Pata’ to comment on the new set…
February 17th, 2021 - English News
The Impact of Militarism in Myanmar and Sri Lanka – Basil Fernando
The Burma (now Myanmar) was a British colony and the style of the British administration had been introduced also to that country. Around the same time as India and Sri Lanka, Myanmar also gained its independence. Prior to the independence,…
February 16th, 2021 - English News
COPE blames National Child Protection Authority…
A parliamentary committee has expressed strong displeasure over the work of the National Institute for the Protection of Children in Sri Lanka, where a child is abused every two hours. National Child Protection aims to formulate a National Policy on…
February 16th, 2021 - English News
Sri Lanka web journalists oppose Govt plan to establish state controlled media regulation
The Sri Lanka Web Journalists Association is disappointed by the government’s attempt to restructure the Sri Lanka Press Council to include electronic, print and new media and to act as a tribunal for journalists and media institutions. We acknowledge that…
February 16th, 2021 - English News
Corporal Punishment as a method of discipline is ineffective – Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
Supreme Court of Sri Lanka ruled on 12th February 2021 that the teacher-in-charge of discipline of Puhulwella Central College of Matara district is guilty of violating the fundamental rights of a student by beating a student and causing a ruptured…
February 15th, 2021 - English News
SC holds corporal punishment in schools is unlawful after teacher’s slap across the ear
SC holds corporal punishment in schools is unlawful after teacher’s slap across the ear
February 1st, 2021 - English News
Everything that could happen is over to me! – Shani Abeysekera
“I haven’t do anything wrong. Everything I want to be is over now. I gladly accept even the loss of my life. Usually, police officers are charged with money laundering, harassment, and assault. I am glad I have not received…
January 24th, 2021 - English News
Amend to provision of the Penal Code relating to statutory rape…
Cabinet had given approve to amend provision of the Penal Code relating to rape. The relevant legal provisions are under statutory rape. In the Section 363 of the Penal Code defines rape as a serious crime, and the government says…
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