NC in favor of RTI but not in haste

Majority for a more comprehensive one that comes through consideration and discussion The private member draft RTI bill sponsored and proposed by National Council (NC) member Sangay Khandu failed to garner the required-support to be tabled as an urgent bill in the 10th parliamentary session following discussions in the...

Right to Information enactment fails to garner enough support

The Right to Information enactment to be discussed during the 10th Session of the Parliament as an Urgent Bill has been shelved after the move garnered just nine votes in the National Council yesterday. Eight members abstained from voting and six voted ‘No’. Gasa’s National Council member, Sangay Khandu,...

Truth unveiled

A senior minister of the Sri Lankan government has indirectly hinted that there had been mass killing of Tamil people in the final days of government-Tamil Tiger war in 2009. Power minister Champika Ranawaka has reportedly warned that 100 more Mullivaikals will be created if Tamils in Sri Lanka...