Providing Tabs to A/L students and teachers put on hold

Faiszer Musthapha slams SLFP leadership and resigns

Former Minister, President?s Counsel Faiszer Musthapha, resigned from the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) after criticising the party leadership. In his letter of resignation to SLFP leader Maithripala Sirisena, the former MP said that the party leadership had not taken any concrete political decisions in the recent past in the best interest of the party. He also said that decisions taken by the SLFP Central Working Committee had often been changed. Faiszer Musthapha said that he had found tha

15 Jan, 2023

Ethimale Police OIC interdicted over cannabis incident

The Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the Ethimale Police Station has been interdicted over the cannabis incident involving the Moneragala Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP). He was arrested earlier and remanded in connection to the discovery of a large stock of cannabis in the possession of the Moneragala SSP Sisira Kumara. SSP Sisira Kumara was arrested by the Police Special Task Force (STF) for having in his possession over 650 cannabis plants and a metal detector. (Colombo Gazette)

15 Jan, 2023

Police fire water cannons on Jaffna protesters

The Police fired water cannons on a number of people who staged a protest in Jaffna today during the visit of President Ranil Wickremesinghe. Earlier, the Police and military attempted to obstruct buses transporting protesters to the Nallur area in Jaffna. The protesters, including university students and families of the disappeared, protested against the visit of President Ranil Wickremesinghe to attend a Thaipongal festival. The Police and Special Task Force placed barricades and prevented

15 Jan, 2023