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Six arrested with heroin worth over Rs. 6 million

Six people have been arrested for the possession of 500g of heroin in Piliyandala. The Police said that the heroin was valued at over Rs. 06 million.

22 Feb, 2020

Sri Lanka denies claims families of missing under surveillance

Sri Lanka has denied allegations of keeping families of missing under surveillance. The Defence Ministry vehemently denied accusations by Human Rights Watch (HRW), which claimed that families of enforced disappearance and activists supporting them are under the microscope of the Sri Lankan Security Forces and intelligence agencies. HRW had claimed that Sri Lankan Security Forces and intelligence agencies have intensified surveillance and threats against families of victims of enforced disappea

22 Feb, 2020

Malaysia says LTTE remains listed as a terror group

Malaysian Home Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has seemingly rebuked Malaysian Attorney-General Tommy Thomas for urging him to review the classification of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as a terrorist organisation, Free Malaysia Today reported. Muhyiddin said the home minister has the power to classifiy a group as a terrorist organisation and that the attorney-general has no power under the law to interfere in this matter. Yesterday, Thomas dropped the charges against the 12 individual

22 Feb, 2020