Matara school principal arrested for accepting a bribe

Warrant re- issued on Secretary of Presidential Commission

The Permanent High Court Trial- at ? Bar today re-issued a warrant for the immediate arrest of the Secretary of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry appointed to investigate incidents of political persecutions VBPK Weerasinghe. Last week, the permanent High Court Trial- at ? Bar issued a warrant to arrest Weerasinghe and produce before court as Weerasinghe had failed to appear before court, despite being issued summons. The High Court special Trial- at ? Bar had issued an arrest warrant on c

10 Mar, 2020

Fifty-nine Thowheed Jammath suspects further remanded

Fifty-nine individuals, who were remanded on charges of undergoing weapons training with leader of the National Thowheed Jammath (NTJ) Zahran Hashim, were further remanded till 24 March. The suspects were re- remanded after being produced before Batticaloa High Court Judge A. C. M. Rizwan today. They were arrested in Kattankudy during special operations conducted by the Police following the Easter Sunday Terror Attacks in 2019. Police investigations revealed the suspects had obtained weapons

10 Mar, 2020

Army defends quarantine process after returnees complain

The Army has defended the ongoing quarantine process despite minor lapses after some returnees took to social media and complained over the facilities provided to them. In a video posted on Facebook some returnees said that they had not been taken to the Batticaloa campus quarantine centre as earlier expected, but to another location. In a media statement, the Army said that it had to make arrangements to accommodate a number of returnees from Italy, South Korea and Iran in improvised quaranti

10 Mar, 2020