Attanayake released on bail in forged documents case

Indian, Chinese armies exchange New Year’s gifts amid military build-up in eastern Ladakh

The Indian and Chinese armies camped in Hot Springs and Demchok areas of eastern Ladakh exchanged gifts on New Year’s day amid tensions between the countries which flared in May 2020, resulting in a military build up by both sides. The exchange of greetings and gifts between personnel from both armies is significant as Hot Springs was one of the friction points in the military tussle that has not yet been resolved. Even though the Demchok region was not a part of the standoff, the military bui

12 Jan, 2022

German frigate to arrive in Sri Lanka on Saturday

The German frigate ?Bayern? will arrive in Sri Lanka on Saturday, 15 January and will be docked at the Colombo Port till 18 January 2022. The ship, with around 200 sailors on board and on a patrol and training mission in the Indo-Pacific, is making a port call in Colombo as part of its six-month long deployment in the region. The frigate embarked on this journey in August 2021 and will return to Germany end of February 2022. The deployment of the BAYERN relates to the German Government?s ?Pol

12 Jan, 2022

Former prisons chief sentenced to death over Welikada prison riot

Former Prisons Commissioner Emil Ranjan Lamahewa was sentenced to death today over the 2012 Welikada Prison riot. The Colombo High Court Trial-at-Bar found him guilty over the incident in which a number of inmates were killed. Former Inspector of Police (IP) Neomal Rangajeewa was however acquitting from all charges in the case. The third accused in the Welikada Prison massacre, Imaduwage Indika Sampath, was ordered by the Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar in July 2020 to be acquitted and rele

12 Jan, 2022