Premadasa urges President to intervene in monks’ protest
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa asked President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to meet the Maha Sangha as monks protested outside the Presidential Secretariat in…
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Monks stay at Presidential Secretariat demanding Gnanasara Thera release
Buddhist monks staged a sit-in outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo on Thursday, demanding the release of the imprisoned Ven. Galagoda Aththe…
New prison rules to let jailed monks leave in robes
The Presidential Secretariat said new prison regulations for Buddhist monks serving sentences are expected within two weeks, after talks with the Maha…
Freedom march for Gnanasara Thera reaches second day
A six-day march demanding the release of jailed monk Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera is moving from Kadugannawa to Kegalle.
Committee on prison rules holds first meeting
A special committee reviewing regulations under the Prisons Ordinance held its first meeting at the Presidential Secretariat on Friday, the President's Media…
President will not bypass prison laws over monk’s attire
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake told the Maha Sangha he will not order officials to bypass prison laws, and said the rules on…
President appoints five-member panel to update prison rules
A five-member committee was appointed on Thursday on President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's instructions to update rules under the Prisons Ordinance.
Asgiri Chapter questions robe removal for Gnanasara Thera
The Asgiri Chapter has questioned whether prison authorities followed the Prisons Ordinance in producing Gnanasara Thera in court in lay attire.