Srilanka

Parliamentarians who took part in the two day summit on Child Rights in South Asia have principally agreed that the age of marriage for an individual should be a minimum of 18 years in the South Asian region and that the general law of the country should be supreme.The Colombo Declaration issued after the two days summit also said that South Asia parliamentarians pledge that their commitment to ensure that every child in respective countries has every right fulfilled.

Criminal Investigation Department (CID) investigations have uncovered a total of Rs.6 billion worth property and assets of terrorist suspects linked to the Easter Sunday attacks, Police Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekara told news media yesterday.

Addressing a press conference at the Police Headquarters, Colombo, yesterday, he said land, buildings, vehicles and other movable property was among the assets found and that the Police was working for the seizure of all these assets.

Gunasekara disclosed that a total of Rs.134 million was found in 100 bank accounts belonging to 41 individuals and companies suspected to have links to the Easter Sunday bombers. A further Rs.20 million in cash found in the possession of the suspects when they were rounded up.

The Ministry of Finance, issuing a press release, stated that no liquor licenses have been issued to the current parliamentarians.Although liquor licenses were issued to the owners of hotels approved by the Tourist Board after 2015 with the intention of developing tourism industry, none of the current parliamentarians has been issued with liquor licenses, stated the Ministry.

&Jeevanabhimani& National Movement begins as a rural-wide program to develop youthattitudes and skills while preserving their dignity.The program is to be implemented island wide in the future according to a concept of President Maithripala Sirisena. The headquarters of this movement was established at the Lake House building in Colombo this (04th) with the participation of Secretary to the President Mr. Udaya R. Seneviratne.