Vass Gunawardena indicted over assault on student

Two close associates of NTJ leader arrested by STF

Two close associates of National Thowheed Jamath (NTJ) leader Saharan Hashim have been arrested. The Police Special Task Force (STF) made the arrest in Horowupotana. Investigations had revealed that the two suspects had visited Colombo often with Saharan Hashim and were also involved in planning the Easter Sunday terror attacks. They were also contracted to construct a new mosque of the NTJ in Horowupotana. The STF handed over the two suspects to the Police for further investigations. The P

17 May, 2019

Demonstration staged over failure to protect citizens

A demonstration was staged in Colombo today over the failure of the authorities to protect the citizens of Sri Lanka. Organised by ‘52% Force’ under the title ‘Towards a Republic of humanity free of hunger, war and killing’ the demonstrators noted that the attack on 21 April which claimed the lives of over 250 and injured a large number, caused fear in the entire society. “Despite having received information about an attack and having the ability to protect those lives, the fact that the State

16 May, 2019

Legal action against persons spreading false claims

Legal action will be sought against persons who disperse rumours or false statements that may cause panic and incite violence among the public, the Department of Government Information said today. The department stated this issuing a communiqu? on the rules and the general public must pay attention to in view of the prevailing situation in the country. The communiqu? issued by the Director General of the department Nalaka Kaluwewa says legal action will be taken against those who communicate o

17 May, 2019