Justice Ministry mulls relaxing divorce laws
The Committee appointed to propose recommendations to reform the Marriage Registration Ordinance, No. 19 of 1907, pertaining to marriage, divorce, and the custody of children, has recommended less str Read More »
Ranjith Bandara denies Central Bank Governor rumors
With speculation of MP Prof. Ranjith Bandara giving up on his parliamentary seat and taking over the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) intensifying, Prof. Bandara came forward yesterday (28) to deny th Read More »
SL-born UN youth envoy Jayathma on first official visit to SL
United Nations (UN) Secretary General’s Envoy on Youth Jayathma Wickramanayaka, during her first visit to her country of birth, Sri Lanka, as the Envoy on Youth, said that young people around the worl Read More » All under 18 to be identified as children
The National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) has submitted to the Ministry of Justice a series of proposals, prepared by five subcommittees comprising experts, to amend a number of laws and regulati Read More »
No pardon for protesting prisoners: Lohan
The State Ministry of Prison Reforms and Prisoners’ Rehabilitation has decided not to grant any amnesty to death row inmates at the Mahara and Welikada Prisons, who are protesting demanding their deat Read More »
AG indicts Azath Salley for speech
The Attorney General’s (AG’s) Department has informed that indictments have been filed against former Western Province Governor and incumbent National Unity Front Leader Azath Salley, although the exa Read More »
Protests against Kotelawala University Bill today
The Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) will be holding protests in a number of districts today (29) against the proposed General Sir John Kotelawala National Defence University (KNDU) Bill which was subm Read More »