Gammanpila petitions Supreme Court against anti-terrorism Bill
Former Minister Udaya Gammanpila has asked the Supreme Court to rule that parts of the Protection of the State from Terrorism Bill…
Tag: Presidential Secretariat
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…
Magistrate bars 54 protesters from Presidential Secretariat area
The Colombo Fort Magistrate ordered 54 people, including monks and politicians, to stay away from the Presidential Secretariat area after a police…
Minister Lal Kantha rules out pardon for Gnanasara Thera
Minister K.D. Lal Kantha said the Government will not release Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera, as it would go against its mandate…
World Bank to launch AgriConnect Sri Lanka on 30 October
The World Bank Group will launch the AgriConnect Sri Lanka programme on 30 October at TRACE Expert City, with Sri Lanka the…
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…
Kandy march for Gnanasara Thera reaches Presidential Secretariat
A march from Kandy demanding the release of jailed Bodu Bala Sena general secretary Ven. Galagodaatte Gnanasara reached the Presidential Secretariat in…
Protesters in Colombo demand withdrawal of anti-terror Bill
Protesters outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo on Tuesday demanded the withdrawal of the proposed Protection of the State from Terrorism Act.
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…
President to appoint committee on prison rules for monks
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said he will appoint a committee to amend laws on how Buddhist monks are held in and released…