Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) parliamentarian Harin Fernando has sought the intervention of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to protect his life which has been placed under serious threat after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's remarks at a function held in Ampara yesterday (09).
President's Counsel Maithri Gunaratne says that there does not appear to be a big difference between the current initiatives of the leader of the Samagi Jana
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Intimidation of journalists in the north and east of Sri Lanka continues, be it the coverage of a national issue in main cities or local social issues in small towns in the country.
It is reported that an attempt has been made by the Secretary to the Ministry of Education to transfer the principal of Royal College, B.A. Abeyrathne with immediate effect.
The Secretary to the Education Ministry had informed the principal regarding the sudden transfer over the phone. He had also stated that the transfer was due to a request made by the Prime Minister after he had been approached by the old boys of Royal College who had sought his intervention in this regard.
Sources at the Education Ministry stated that standard practice is to refrain from transfering principals when the admission of students to the first grade have not been completed.