Two suspects linked to Easter Sunday attacks arrested

LTTE suspect arrested in Germany over Kadirgamar’s killing

German authorities say they have arrested a suspected member of the LTTE alleged to have been involved in the 2005 assassination of Sri Lanka’s then Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar, the Associated Press reported. Federal prosecutors said Thursday that police arrested 39-year-old Navanithan G. in southwestern Germany Wednesday and searched his home. The man, whose surname wasn’t released because of Germany privacy laws, is accused of membership in a foreign terrorist organization, murder a

17 Jan, 2019

Sri Lanka to seek repatriation of refugees in Tamil Nadu

Sri Lanka is seeking “serious dialogues” with India for repatriation of Lankan refugees living in Tamil Nadu, its envoy on Friday said while asserting that his country wants them to be resettled back home with provision of housing and livelihood. A large number of Lankan refugees continue to live in Tamil Nadu over 30 years after the outbreak of civil war had caused them to flee the country. Interacting with reporters at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of South Asia (FCC), High Commissioner o

19 Jan, 2019

Probe launched on prison assault video being leaked

An investigation has been launched on how a CCTV video of an assault on inmates of the??Agunukolapelessa prison was leaked recently. The leaked video had revealed an incident at the?Agunukolapelessa prison where several inmates had been lined up and assaulted by prison guards. The?Committee for Protecting Prisoners? Rights released the video at a media conference this week. The?Committee for Protecting Prisoners? Rights said that the assault had taken place following a protest staged by the i

17 Jan, 2019