Court remands Sicille Kotelawala till February 23

Legal action against persons spreading false claims

Legal action will be sought against persons who disperse rumours or false statements that may cause panic and incite violence among the public, the Department of Government Information said today. The department stated this issuing a communiqu? on the rules and the general public must pay attention to in view of the prevailing situation in the country. The communiqu? issued by the Director General of the department Nalaka Kaluwewa says legal action will be taken against those who communicate o

17 May, 2019

Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamat demands compensation for Muslims in Sri Lanka

The Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamat has demanded compensation for Muslims attacked during the recent violence in Sri Lanka. Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamat leaders met officials at the Sri Lankan embassy in Chennai on Thursday to express their solidarity with the Easter bombing victims and urged them to prevent violence against Muslim community that erupted after the incident, The Hindu newspaper reported today. ?Terrorism has no religion and we Muslims condemn any act of terrorism happening in any part o

17 May, 2019

Demonstration staged over failure to protect citizens

A demonstration was staged in Colombo today over the failure of the authorities to protect the citizens of Sri Lanka. Organised by ‘52% Force’ under the title ‘Towards a Republic of humanity free of hunger, war and killing’ the demonstrators noted that the attack on 21 April which claimed the lives of over 250 and injured a large number, caused fear in the entire society. “Despite having received information about an attack and having the ability to protect those lives, the fact that the State

16 May, 2019