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Seven arrested after Police bust Rajagiriya party

The Police raided a party hosted at a location in Rajagiriya and arrested seven suspects. Police Spokesperson, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Ajith Rohana said that the party had been held from last night and continued till this afternoon (Sunday). He said that alcohol and a ICE (Methamphetamine) had been found at the location during the raid. DIG Ajith Rohana said that five men and two women had been arrested following the raid. Further investigations are underway. (Colombo Gazette)

16 May, 2021

Sri Lanka urged to free poet and teacher Ahnaf Jazeem

Sri Lanka has been urged to free poet and teacher Ahnaf Jazeem, who has been detained for a year without charge. A number of organisations issued a joint statement expressing deep concerns over the ongoing detention of Ahnaf Jazeem and called on the Sri Lankan authorities to immediately release him, or promptly charge him with internationally recognizable criminal offences and try him in accordance with international fair trial standards. Ahnaf Jazeem (pen name, Mannaramuthu Ahnaf) is a 26-yea

16 May, 2021

Tense situation as public turned away at Wattala vaccination center

By Vyshnavy Velrajh A tense situation arose this morning after the public were turned away at a vaccination center in Wattala. Residents of the area were given the Sinopharm vaccine at the Kerawalapitiya Medical Officer of Health (MOH) office located in Hendala Road, Wattala yesterday (Friday). The public were told by the Police and health officers that the vaccination program will continue the next day as well. As a result several people turned up at the location today to get vaccinated and

15 May, 2021