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Opposition divided on 13A?

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Opposition parties expressed different ideas on devolving power to Provincial Councils in the aftermath of the All Party Conference which was held on Wednesday.

Main Opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), TNA and United Republican Front led by Patali Champika Ranawaka called for the holding of Provincial Council elections while MP Venerable Athuraliye Rathana Thera came up with a totally different idea.

SJB General Secretary Ranjith Madduma Bandara said the President should hold the Provincial Council election even under the proportional representation system. “We are ready to support the government on an amendment to the Provincial Council Act so that the election can be held immediately,” he told a media briefing.

MP Ranawaka said the government can hold the Provincial Council election even under a mixed system, if the delimitation issue is resolved within a month. “Also devolving power to Provincial Councils could be done according to the current situation. The need today is to have Tamila speaking policemen and not devolving police powers to Provincial Councils. Even Wellawatta police needs tamil speaking policemen,” he said.

Venerable Rathana Thera highlighted that the President has called for the all party conference to fulfill his political ambition. “President seemed to be worried on the next election. All he should do is to present a manifesto which comprises his idea on devolving power,” he said.

(dailymirror.lk)

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Over 10,000 local & foreign election observers monitoring Gen. Election

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Over 10,000 local and foreign election observers will be taking part in monitoring the 2024 Parliamentary election.

43 foreign election observers are in Sri Lanka for this purpose.

Among them are 3 election observers of the European Union and 30 from the Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL).

10 election observers from neighbouring countries are also in Sri Lanka.

About 10,000 local election observers representing 10 organizations will be taking part in the monitoring process of the 2024 Parliamentary election.

Meanwhile People’s Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) has deployed 5,000 election observers.

8 organizations have been granted permission for mobile surveillance operations.

The National Election Commission also says that a special security arrangement is in place to ensure the safety of all election observers.

(News1st)

(Except for the headline, this story, originally published by News1st has not been edited by SLM staff)

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Israel NSC eases travel warning for SL

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The National Security Council of Israel has removed the severe travel warning for Sri Lanka, after last month calling on Israelis to leave the Arugam Bay area and other beaches in the island’s south and west immediately, citing terrorism threats.

The NSC says the threat level is being updated from level 4 (high) in the southwest of the country and level 3 (moderate) in the rest of Sri Lanka, to level 2 (an occasional threat) for the entire country.

The NSC says Israeli travelers should alert local security forces if there are any hostilities toward Jews or Israelis, and cautions against wearing Jewish or Israeli symbols.

Last month, the NSC called on Israelis to leave Sri Lanka’s south and west, and said Israelis should postpone travel to the rest of the country. They also urged nationals to hide signs that indicate they are Israelis and avoid gathering in large numbers.

Three people were later arrested over terror threats against Israelis.

(Excerpts : timesofisrael.com)

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33 train journeys cancelled today

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Sri Lanka Railways says that 33 train journeys will be cancelled today (Nov. 14).

10 of these journeys were scheduled to commence during the morning hours with the remaining 23 journeys scheduled for the evening.

Accordingly, 13 train services on the main line, 08 train services on the coastal line and 06 trains each on the Puttalam and Kelani Valley lines will be cancelled.
The cancellations are due to the absence of drivers and their assistants.

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