Immigration officers at BIA protest against CCTV cameras

Udayanga released on bail

Former Sri Lanka Ambassador to Russia Udayana Weeratunga was granted bail by the Fort Magistrate?s Court today. The Court has granted time until 24 April to Weeratunga to fulfill his bail conditions. Weeratunga was arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) at the Bandaranaike International Airport on 14 February. He was detained after arriving in Sri Lanka from Muscat, Oman and was questioned by the CID. Weeratunga was admitted to the prison hospital the day after his arrest,

03 Apr, 2020

ICRC helps protect detainee population in Sri Lanka

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delegation in Sri Lanka is supporting the national authorities in their efforts to protect the public and the detainee population against the spread of COVID-19. In coordination with the Ministry of Health, the ICRC proposed a response plan that includes recommendations shared with the Ministry of Justice, the Department of Prisons and the Inspector General of Police and other relevant authorities. ?In contribution to the ICRC global response

03 Apr, 2020

Fifth coronavirus death reported in Sri Lanka

The fifth death due to the coronavirus in Sri Lanka was reported this morning. The Director General of Health Services Dr. Anil Jasinghe said the deceased has been identified as a 44 year- old male from Homagama. The individual had been placed at a quarantine centre after returning from Italy and had been transferred to the Welikanda Hospital on 23 March, he said. Dr. Jasinghe added that he was later transferred to the Intensive Care Unit of the hospital on 26 March. The patient is reported

04 Apr, 2020