Lankan refugees arrested

Former Editor fears attempt to compromise data on laptop

A former Editor of the Sunday Observer has raised fears that attempts might be made to compromise data on her laptop which was seized by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID). Dharisha Bastians, who is also a correspondent for the New York Times, said that for several months now her name has been linked to an ongoing criminal investigation into an alleged abduction that took place in November 2019. She said that in connection with this investigation, the Criminal Investigation Departmen

15 Jun, 2020

Egypt assures it will support Sri Lanka to eradicate extremism

http://i.imgur.com/OXd4DCk.jpg Egypt today assured that it will continue providing support to Sri Lanka in eradicating extremism. The Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt in Sri Lanka today observed with much concern local media coverage of the first evidence given by prelate Ven. Galaboda Aththe Gnanasara Thero before the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the Easter Sunday attacks on 13 June 2020, where Egypt has been wrongly associated with the name of the Qatari citizen, fundamentali

15 Jun, 2020

AG concludes action on 19,091 criminal cases

The Attorney General?s Department has concluded action on over 19,000 criminal cases between January 2019 and May 2020, the Attorney General?s Department said today. State Counsel Nishara Jayaratne, the Coordinating Officer of Attorney General Dappula de Livera, said that action has been concluded on 19,091 criminal cases during this period. She also said that 10,785 indictments had been directed to High Courts across the country during the same period. (Colombo Gazette)

15 Jun, 2020