Two policemen injured after being shot at in Katana

Ranil plays down rift in Government, says will address issues

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today played down a rift in the unity Government and asserted that efforts are underway to resolve the issues. Wickremesinghe noted that in politics there will always be rifts and that is normal. The Prime Minister was speaking at an event held at Temple Trees today. Wickremesinghe said that the focus of the Government is to take forward the process to develop the country. He noted that the public gave the unity Government a mandate to develop the country

01 Jun, 2018

Police admit isolated?incidents reported targeting LGBT persons

The?Police have admitted that isolated?incidents had been reported where Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) persons had been a target. DIG Ajith Rohana acknowledged that there are isolated?incidents of discrimination of LGBT persons, but added that the Police are working towards eliminating them by?introducing sensitising programs in the police training curriculum. The Executive Director of EQUAL GROUND Rosanna Flamer-Caldera sat with DIG Ajith Rohana, Professor Camena Guneratne fr

01 Jun, 2018

CID to question Editor over assault on Poddala Jayantha

A newspaper Editor has been summoned by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to record a statement related to the assault on journalist Poddala Jayantha. The Editor of the Sinhalese language newspaper has been asked to appear before the CID tomorrow to record the statement. Former media activist Poddala Jayantha appeared before the CID in June last year to file a complaint over the ongoing investigations into an assault on him. The former secretary of the Sri Lanka Working Journalists

31 May, 2018