Soldier who had close contact with Kuwait returnees contracts virus

Israel accused of denying rights to Sri Lankan asylum seekers

Israel has been accused of denying rights to a group of Sri Lankan asylum seekers. Asylum seekers have suffered violence at the hands of Israel’s Population Authority inspectors, and in some cases were not allowed to submit an asylum request, or were denied access to a telephone as required by law, according to a new report by the Hotline for Refugees and Migrants. The NGO’s 2018 annual report, publicized on Sunday, cites testimonies from four asylum seekers who said they were beaten by the au

17 Apr, 2019

Relative of Makandure Madush, five others deported from Dubai

A relative of notorious underworld leader Makandure Madush and five others have been deported from Dubai and detained at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA). The Police said that the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) detained the suspects when they arrived at the airport. Several suspects arrested in Dubai in February during a party hosted at a hotel by Makandure Madush have been sent back to Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankans were deported over the past several weeks and some of them

17 Apr, 2019

Sri Lankans arrested in UK in terror probe released

Four Sri Lankans arrested in the UK by Counter Terrorism officers have been released. Scotland Yard said that detectives from the Met Police Counter Terrorism Command are investigating after the four men were arrested at Luton Airport on suspicion of membership of a proscribed organisation, contrary to section 11 of the Terrorism Act 2000. The men, who are all Sri Lankan nationals, arrived on an international flight on the evening of Wednesday, 10 April. Police at the airport were made aware

16 Apr, 2019