Four more monks remanded over Homagama court incident

Voyage data recorder of MV X-Press Pearl to be recovered

A search operation will be carried out to locate the Voyage Data Recorder (VDR) of the MV X-Press Pearl ship, officials said.? Officials said that the VDR will be used to determine conversations the ship captain had with others before and when the fire on the ship erupted. A criminal investigation is currently underway over the fire with the captain and crew of the vessel prevented from leaving Sri Lanka. Colombo Port Harbour Master Captain Nirmal Silva said that Sri Lanka was informed of the

03 Jun, 2021

Australia expresses solidarity with Sri Lanka

Australia today expressed solidarity with Sri Lanka as both countries face the impact of the global COVID-19 crisis. The Australian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka David Holly and Australian Defence Adviser Captain Ian Cain today handed over 6,300 kilograms of Australian supplied Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to General Shavendra Silva, Head of National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak. At the handover ceremony, High Commissioner Holly said ?Australia expresses solidar

03 Jun, 2021

Government analysts to inspect MV X-Press Pearl

Government analysts will inspect the MV X-Press Pearl vessel that caught fire off the coast of Colombo. Police Spokesman, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Ajith Rohana said arrangements have been made for a team of officers from the Government Analyst Department and the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to board the vessel today. He said the officers will board the vessel with the assistance of the Sri Lanka Navy but the operation depends on the weather. The Criminal Investigations Depar

04 Jun, 2021