Six killed in helicopter crash in Sri Lanka

Coimbatore on alert for terrorists who came from Sri Lanka

High alert was issued in Coimbatore late on Thursday following an intelligence input that six LeT terrorists had intruded into Tamil Nadu from Sri Lanka and had settled in Coimbatore. The alert, the authenticity of which was confirmed by credible intelligence sources, said that the six member group intruded into Tamil Nadu via Sri Lanka, The Hindu reported. Of the six men, one was a Pakistan national and the others were Muslims from Sri Lanka. The Pakistani was identified as Illyas Anwar in th

23 Aug, 2019

China to ratify extradition treaty with Sri Lanka

The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) in China is expected to ratify extradition treaties with Sri Lanka and Vietnam at its bimonthly session from Thursday to Monday, the Global Times reported. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said China signed an extradition treaty with Sri Lanka in 2016, and with Vietnam in 2015. Both have yet to take effect. China has extradition treaties with more than 50 countries and regions as of 2018, and has been working on extradition cooperat

23 Aug, 2019

Reports on five high profile cases handed over

Reports based on investigations conducted on five high profile cases have been handed over to the Attorney General. Police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera said that the acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) handed over the reports based on investigations conducted so far into five cases, including into the murder of journalist Lasantha Wickrematunge. The murder of rugger player Wasim Thajudeen and the disappearance of journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda are among the high profile investigations. Wic

22 Aug, 2019