Minister visits Norochcholai to inspect damage to generator

Sri Lanka to appoint aircraft hijack negotiating team

By Indika Sri Aravinda Sri Lanka is to appoint an aircraft hijack negotiating team to prepare to deal with hijackers, the Colombo Gazette learns. Sources at the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka said that a 15 member negotiating team will be appointed at the Defence Ministry tomorrow (Wednesday). This will be the first aircraft hijack negotiating team appointed by Sri Lanka. Incidents of planes being hijacked have been reported in a number of countries in the past. (Colombo Gazette)

15 Jul, 2020

Driver of tipper truck which killed cop remanded

The driver of a tipper truck who was arrested after a hit-and-run incident in which a policeman was killed, was today ordered to be remanded until July 23.The driver of a tipper truck who was arrested after a hit-and-run incident in which a policeman was killed, was today ordered to be remanded until July 23. The order was given by the Matara Magistrate?s Court when the driver was produced before the Magistrate today. A policeman was killed and two others sustained injuries after a checkpoint

15 Jul, 2020

SLMC warns of conspiracies targeting Muslims using media

The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC0 has warned that sections of the media, mainly sections of the electronic media, are attempting to accuse Muslims for the spread of the? coronavirus pandemic. SLMC leader Rauff Hakeem said that following the April 2019 Easter Sunday bomb attack Muslims were looked upon with suspicion and virtually the entire community was categorised as terrorists by sections of the media, posing a threat to their political future. “Now again sections of the media, mainly se

15 Jul, 2020