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கனடாவில் சிறுவன் ஒருவன் சீட் பெல்ட் அணிய மறுத்ததால் பாதுகாப்பு காரணங்களுக்காக விமானம் ரத்து செய்யப்பட்ட சம்பவம், விமானப் பயணங்களில் குழந்தைகள் தொடர்பான பாதுகாப்பு நடைமுறைகள் மற்றும் பெற்றோர்களின் அணுகுமுறை குறித்த விவாதத்தை மீண்டும் உருவாக்கியுள்ளது.

கனடாவில் சிறுவன் ஒருவன் சீட் பெல்ட் அணிய மறுத்ததால் பாதுகாப்பு காரணங்களுக்காக விமானம் ரத்து செய்யப்பட்ட சம்பவம், விமானப் பயணங்களில் குழந்தைகள் தொடர்பான பாதுகாப்பு நடைமுறைகள் மற்றும் பெற்றோர்களின் அணுகுமுறை குறித்த விவாதத்தை மீண்டும் உருவாக்கியுள்ளது.

கனடாவில் சிறுவன் ஒருவன் சீட் பெல்ட் அணிய மறுத்ததால் பாதுகாப்பு காரணங்களுக்காக விமானம் ரத்து செய்யப்பட்ட சம்பவம், விமானப் பயணங்களில் குழந்தைகள் தொடர்பான பாதுகாப்பு நடைமுறைகள் மற்றும் பெற்றோர்களின் அணுகுமுறை குறித்த விவாதத்தை மீண்டும் உருவாக்கியுள்ளது.

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has vehemently opposed the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution.

The collective strongly urges the Government to refrain from proceeding with the enactment of the 22nd Amendment in its present form, so as to safeguard and uphold the independence, dignity, and credibility of the Judiciary.
In a statement issued today (Aug. 12), the BASL says that although the government’s stated intention of this amendment “is designed to expedite hearings and improve the efficacy of the judicial system, the correlation between the proposed extension of retirement age and the stated objectives remains obscure.”

“The legal community, including the BASL and the Judicial Service Association, have unanimously resolved to oppose the amendment on the basis that it constitutes a direct interference with the independence of the Judiciary. This opposition has been echoed by religious leaders, a wide spectrum of civil society groups

President Donald Trump has confirmed that he secretly swapped planes as he left a Nato summit in Turkey last month due to a possible threat.

“I go by Secret Service and the military. They wanted me to go in a different flight, different plane,” Trump told reporters. “I just have to do what they say.”

The revelation comes after reports that Trump boarded Air Force One on 8 July in view of television cameras, before hiding in a catering truck to be transported to a military aircraft.

The last-minute switch has raised questions about whether those left on the decoy plane were in danger, but Trump said on Tuesday the jet he boarded instead could have been at “greater risk… because that would be the plane, I think, that they would be more likely to go for.”

Officials told the BBC’s US partner CBS News that the US had detected a credible Iranian threat to fire a missile at the plane. The New York Time

மக்களவை தொகுதிகளின் எண்ணிக்கை 543 என்றே தொடரவேண்டும் என மத்திய அரசை வலியுறுத்தும் தீர்மானத்தை முதலமைச்சர் விஜய் சட்டப்பேரவையில் தாக்கல் செய்தார்.

Today (Aug. 12) marks World Elephant Day.

The day is observed to raise awareness of the conservation and protection of elephants worldwide.

The day was officially designated in 2012 to highlight the urgent challenges facing Asian and African elephants, including illegal poaching, habitat loss and the welfare of captive elephants.

More than 100 countries have since recognised and observed World Elephant Day.

According to the IUCN Red List, Asian elephants have been classified as endangered since 1986.

Globally, an estimated 400,000 African elephants and nearly 50,000 Asian elephants remain in the wild.

Sri Lanka is home to approximately 7,500 wild Asian elephants.

However, the situation for elephants in Sri Lanka remains dire.

The recent death of the tame elephant “Randeniya Bandara”, which sustained fatal injuries after being struck by a sand transport lorry in the Omaragolla area of Melsiripura on

Traffic restrictions will be imposed on several roads from Aug. 13 – 15 in connection with the annual Bellanwila Rajamaha Viharaya Esala Maha Perahera in Boralesgamuwa Police Division, police said.

Motorists have been advised to use alternative routes during procession hours to avoid delays

.Pawada Perahera – Aug. 13

The first traffic restriction will be imposed tomorrow (Aug. 13) from 7.00 a.m. to around 10.00 a.m.

During this period, traffic along Route 119 (Maharagama–Dehiwala) between Boralesgamuwa Junction and Bellanthara Junction will be restricted.

Vehicles travelling from Maharagama or Piliyandala towards Dehiwala can use Pepiliyana Junction, turn left towards Bellanthara via the Spar Roundabout and continue through Nedimala.

Vehicles travelling from Werahera Junction towards Boral

Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s former private secretary, Sugeeshwara Bandara, was brought before the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court by prison officials a short while ago.

Bandara has been in remand custody since June 18, and the case relating to the incident is scheduled to be taken up today (Aug. 12).