Kandy General Hospital to be made second national hospital

Police fired CS gas on Parliament Road protesters

By Easwaran Rutnam The Police had fired CS gas on protesters, including university students, at Parliament Road last week. Images surfacing on social media showed that N 500 ? CS Gas Hand Grenade type tear gas had been thrown into the crowd. Children and journalists were among those affected by the tear gas fired or thrown during the protests at Parliament Road. Manufacturers of CS tear gas say when the grenade is thrown after being removed of its safety pin it emits CS gas while twisting. E

08 May, 2022

Defence Ministry says some protesters disregarding law and order

The Ministry Defence says some protesters have begun to disregard law and order, disrupting the work of the Police and Security Forces. Issuing a statement, the Ministry Defence said that there have been reports of protesters behaving in a provocative and threatening manner without any regard for the prevailing law and order in the country. The Ministry of Defence requested citizens of the country to assist in managing the current economic and social crisis and unrest in the country with the u

07 May, 2022

India denies water cannon supplied to Sri Lanka under credit line

India has denied claims it has supplied water cannon vehicles to Sri Lanka under credit lines extended by India to Sri Lanka. Issuing a statement, the Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka said that they had seen reports that a water canon vehicle was imported by the Government of Sri Lanka under a credit line extended by Government of India. “These reports are factually incorrect. No water canon vehicles have been supplied by India under any of the credit lines extended by India to Sri Lanka,”

07 May, 2022