Police fire tear gas to disperse protesters looking for jobs

Turkey donates ventilators and personal protection equipment to Sri Lanka

As part of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Turkey and Sri Lanka on donation in the field of health, the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Turkey donated ventilators and personal protection equipment to support Sri Lanka?s efforts in combating and controlling Covid-19. The donation which includes Turkish-made 10 Nos. domestic medical Ventilators, 50,000 Nos. Surgical Masks and 15,000 Nos. N95 Masks were granted by the Government of Turkey as a gesture of friendship and g

18 Feb, 2021

PM urged to intervene and halt breakdown of law and order in estate sector

The Planters? Association of Ceylon has requested Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa to intervene and halt the ongoing breakdown of law and order in upcountry tea estates. Issuing a statement, the Association condemned yet another brutal mob attack that resulted in two more Regional Plantation Company (RPC) employees being hospitalized in critical condition. ?This is now the third instance this year alone where the lives of RPC employees have been placed in serious and immediate danger. We are c

19 Feb, 2021

Cops grill ITAK MP who took part in protest

The Police today (19) recorded statements from Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) MP Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam over his participation at a demonstration held recently from Pottuvil in Ampara to Polikandy in Jaffna (P2P). MP Rasamanickam said he offered an explanation on the P2P demonstration to officers from six police stations. He said the statements were recorded at his office by officers from the Muthur, Kattankudy, Kilinochchi, Mankulam, Valaichenai, and Samanthurai Police Stat

19 Feb, 2021