President says Dilshan’s retirement from ODIs great loss

Suspects arrested for harassing Russian woman remanded

Five suspects, including the chief suspect, who were arrested on charges of harassing a Russian woman at Galle Face Green in Colombo have been remanded. The Fort Magistrate?s Court remanded the suspects till 10 July. The suspects were arrested last evening in connection to the incident that was reported to have taken place on Sunday. The Russian woman had claimed in a video posted on Facebook that she was harassed at Galle Face Green by a group of men on Sunday evening. The foreigner said th

07 Jul, 2020

Sri Lanka lobbies for inclusion in travel corridors

Sri Lanka Tourism is working closely with the Foreign Affairs Ministry to include Sri Lanka in developing travel corridors for travel with no quarantine overseas, for returning tourists or visiting Sri Lankans. The United Kingdom had recently lifted travel restrictions on a number of countries except Sri Lanka and countries where a threat continues from the coronavirus. ?We are working closely with our Ambassador in the UK and other Ambassadors who are talking to the relevant governments, we a

08 Jul, 2020

AG returns more incomplete files related to Easter attacks

Attorney General (AG) Dappula de Livera has returned another 38 incomplete investigation files submitted by the Police over the Easter Sunday terror attacks on 21 April 2019. Coordinating Officer for the AG State Counsel Nishara Jayaratne said a total of 78 investigation files have been returned thus far in connection to the attacks. She added that the AG has directed the Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) C. D. Wickremeratne to submit investigation files after properly concluding the in

07 Jul, 2020