Chinese woman arrested with 247 gems at BIA

Army temporarily deployed for VIP security

By Vyshnavy Velrajh The Army was temporarily deployed to provide security for VIPs as the Police was out on duty at the 2020 General Election, Army Commander Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva told Colombo Gazette. The Army Commander said that troops were confined to the barracks but some platoons were kept on standby at certain Police stations. “The Army is usually not deployed on election duty as it is the duty of the Police. Over 300 Police officers were deployed on election duty islandwid

06 Aug, 2020

Mangala says violent sounds of extremism make better news

The loud and violent sounds of extremism make better news than the democratic pronouncements of the silent majority, former Minister Mangala Samaraweera said today. Samaraweera said in a statement that the silence of the majority in the face of extremism, intolerance, hatred and the pseudo patriotism of the vociferous few since independence has finally culminated in the massive crisis Sri Lanka faces today as a nation. He said the root causes of the crisis Sri Lanka is facing are economic, rel

05 Aug, 2020

Lankapura PS Chairman votes despite under quarantine

The Chairman of the Lankapura Pradeshiya Sabha had voted at the Parliamentary Election today (Wednesday) despite being under quarantine. According to reports, both he and his family had visited a polling booth and voted despite Health authorities refusing to allow them to vote as they had not yet completed the coronavirus quarantine process. On being informed that they had voted, the Police and Public Health Officers have sent them to a quarantine center. The Lankapura Divisional Secretariat,

05 Aug, 2020