Suspect who assisted terror groups arrested in Mawanella

Joint Opposition MP Dilum Amunugama grilled by TID

Joint Opposition Kandy District Parliamentarian Dilum Amunugama was questioned by the Terrorist Investigations Division (TID) today over the anti-Muslim attacks in Kandy. Amunugama was given notice to appear before the TID this morning. The Government had earlier said that some members of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) were involved in the clashes. (Colombo Gazette)

15 May, 2018

British rugby club mourns death of player on tour in Sri Lanka

A?British rugby club is mourning the death of a British player who was on tour in Sri Lanka. The British amateur rugby player who died on a tour in Sri Lanka has been named as 25-year old Thomas Howard. Durham City Rugby Football Club also named Howard’s teammate who remains in hospital in the city of Colombo as 26-year old Tom Baty, AOL UK reported. Both men were admitted to hospital after suffering breathing problems on Sunday. They had travelled to Sri Lanka to tour with one of the club’s

15 May, 2018

UK’s Labour Party to remember Mullivaikal deaths in UK Parliament

Leading figures from the UK’s Labour Party ? including the Shadow Chancellor, John McDonnell MP, the Shadow Health Secretary, Jonathan Ashworth MP, the Shadow International Trade Secretary, Barry Gardiner MP, the Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister, Fabian Hamilton MP, and a number other Labour MPs ? will mark the 9th anniversary of Mullivaikal with a special commemoration event in the Houses of Parliament. The meeting, which will take place on Wednesday 16 May from 6.30pm to 9pm in the Boothroyd R

15 May, 2018