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JVP says there is no evidence against Aragalaya activists

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4 years ago

2022/08/27

By R.A.A Premathilake

Action taken by President Ranil Wickremesinghe to please the Rajapaksa family would have disastrous consequences for the country, former Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) MP, Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said.He said that the JVP condemned the government for labelling protesters as terrorists. The party had also called for the repeal of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) and the release of Aragalaya activists, detained under the PTA.

Three student activists, including the Convener of the Inter-University Students Federation, Wasantha Mudalige, had been detained under the PTA, and they have not been produced in court as there was no evidence against them, he said.

Anti-government protesters, taken into custody on earlier occasions, had been released by court as there was no evidence against them. The police knew that the three activists, too, would get bail if they were produced before the courts as there was no evidence against them, he said.

“President Wickremesinghe must admit that he became President because of the protests against former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. President Wickremesinghe is using the PTA to detain youth activists for 90 days. A large number of local and international organisations have criticised this. The critics include the UN, However, the government has ignored these pleas and sent activists to jail. These are done to keep the Rajapaksas happy,” Jayatissa said.

The former JVP MP said that there was an opportunity to establish an all-party government, a few months back. After President Rajapaksa resigned, the Speaker could have been made the interim President and an MP, who had the support of most MPs, and acceptable to the people, could have been appointed PM.

“Then we could have had a real all-party government. However, the Rajapaksas used the numbers they have in Parliament to make Wickremesinghe the President, and Dinesh Gunawardane the Prime Minister. No one really believes that these people have the support of the people”, Dr. Jayatissa said.The Rajapaksa-Wickremesinghe administration comprised the worst elements in Parliament, he added.

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Cabinet aporives recruitment of Nursing Instructors for Nursing Schools under the Ministry of Health and Mass Media on Contract Basis

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7 hours ago

2026/09/1

Priyan

There are 17 nursing schools under the Ministry of Health and Mass Media including the postgraduate primary nursing school.

There are 142 vacancies in the posts of Grade I / Special Grade Nursing Officer (Education) as on 31.03.2026 in those schools while 24 officers are to be promoted to the special grade on 31.12.2025 owing to the vacancies existing in the post of Special
Grade Nursing Officer (Education). Therefore, the number of vacancies is to be 166.

In addition, there are 24 vacancies in the post of Special Grade Nursing Officer (Education).

Although at present action has been taken to upgrade the nursing schools to nursing colleges and upgrade the nursing diploma course to nursing degree course, no action has been taken so far to carry out recruitment for the training relevant to the appointment for the post of Grade I / Special Grade Nursing Officer (Education).

Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the resolution furnished by the Minister of Health and Mass Media to recruit retired nursing instructors and nursing instructors who served in the nursing schools belonging to the three armed forces and are retired or have resigned legitimately from service to the post of Grade I / Special Grade Nursing Officer (Education) on contract basis.

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Signing agreement for the establishment of BIMSTEC Technology Transfer Facility in Sri Lanka

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8 hours ago

2026/09/1

Priyan

It has been decided to establish a BIMSTEC technology transfer facility in Sri Lanka by entering into a Host Country Agreement at the second leaders’ summit of BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal
Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) held in New Delhi, India, in 2008, with the objective of enhancing regional cooperation.

The relevant cooperation agreement was signed by the member countries at the 5th BIMSTEC summit on 30-03-2022 in Colombo.
The prime objective of this technology transfer facility is to provide technology, capacity building, and management of intellectual property for the micro, small, and medium-scale
enterprises of the BIMSTEC member countries.

According to the cooperation agreement, an agreement should be entered into between Sri Lanka, as the host country, and BIMSTEC Secretariat for formalizing the legal status, privileges, and immunities of the technology transfer facility.

The drafted agreement has received the relevant institutional approval and legal clearance.

Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved the resolution furnished by the Minister of Science and Technology to sign the proposed agreement.

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The cabinet approves agreement on mutual legal cooperation in criminal matters between the Republic of Sri Lanka and the Republic of Korea

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8 hours ago

2026/09/1

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Approval has been granted at the cabinet meeting held on 11-12-2023 to sign an agreement between the Republic of Korea and the Government of Sri Lanka regarding mutual cooperation
in criminal matters.

However, according to the aforementioned approval, the relevant agreement could not be signed between both parties.

Through this agreement, opportunities will be provided
for mutual assistance to other countries in handing over judicial documents and collecting evidence for the use of criminal case matters.

Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved the resolution provided by the Minister of Justice and National Integration to sign an agreement between the Republic of Korea and the Government of Sri Lanka to cooperate in criminal matters.