Seven Indians repatriated after being arrested in Sri Lankan waters

At least 1,000 Sri Lankan workers to reach Israel

At least 1,000 workers from Sri Lanka are expected to land in Israel for work by the end of March in its agriculture sector, primarily picking citrus fruits, the Director General of Israel?s Population and Immigration Authority said. Last week 122 Sri Lankan workers landed, this week 377 and next week 258 more workers will land in Israel. Since the October 7 Hamas massacre, distress has arisen in the agriculture sector and since then many efforts have been made to reduce the gaps. Among the s

23 Mar, 2024

CID grills Sirisena over Easter Sunday attacks claims

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) recorded a statement from former President Maithripala Sirisena over revelations he made with regards to the Easter Sunday attacks. Sirisena was questioned for over 5 hours by the CID over his claims. Police Media Spokesman DIG Nihal Thalduwa said that the claims will now be investigated and legal action initiated. Sirisena had said recently that he was prepared to spill the beans on the Easter Sunday attacks and reveal the true mastermind who orch

25 Mar, 2024

Sri Lanka records over 1000 complaints of women and child abuse

Sri Lanka recorded over 1000 complaints of abuse of women and children from January to March this year. The Police said that 1,077 complaints related to incidents of abuse, violence and harassment against women and children were recorded from 04 January to 10 March 2024. The complaints were recorded on the 109 Police hotline. The Police said that 477 of the complaints have been investigated while legal action has been initiated over 42 complaints. The Police said that 550 complaints are stil

25 Mar, 2024