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Sri Lanka trying to reduce overall debt by $17bln, president says
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LankaWeb – China has to be managed in a sophisticated way, not haphazardly: Lankan envoy
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By Asiri Fernando
The five-member expert committee appointed to investigate the unrest at Mahara Prison on 29 November that left 11 prisoners dead, submitted its final report to Justice Minister Ali Sabry yesterday.
The report was handed over to the Justice Minister by Committee Chairperson and retired High Court judge Sarojini Kusala Weeawardena. The committee was appointed on 30 November and it submitted an interim report on 7 December.
The incident resulted in the death of eleven inmates who were in the custody of the Mahara Prison and caused injuries to 107 in the facility, including two Prison officers, the Police said. A protest by prisoners and remand detainees regarding overcrowding at the Mahara facility and the seeking PCR testing for COVID-19 spiralled out of control leading to the unrest.
New SJB constitution approved unanimously
Composition of Management Committee, Working Committee and National Executive Council to be decided in the coming weeks
SJB plans to build a grassroots-level mechanism within three months
Membership drives by end of January 2021
Calls for Provincial Council elections to be held
By Asiri Fernando
The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) will take a range of measures to broaden the party apparatus and will enter into dialogue with other opposition parties aimed at forming a broader coalition to win the 2024 Presidential elections, Opposition Parliamentarian Tissa Attanayake said yesterday.
The SJB has appointed a ten-member committee to begin a dialogue with opposition parties, including the United National Party (UNP), to broaden the coalition next year, Attanayake said.
Amarapura and Ramanna Nikayas Inter-Religious Committee writes to President on mandatory cremation
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