UNP MPs to bring no-confidence motion on SLFP Ministers

Tamil Nadu Q branch police detain six Sri Lankan Tamils

The Tamil Nadu Q branch police have detained six Sri Lankan Tamils, including a 10-year-old boy, when they attempted to flee to Sri Lanka from Danushkodi in an illegal ferry. Police said the Sri Lankan Tamils, who came to Tamil Nadu in different years and were residing in Chennai, came to Danushkodi near Kothandaramar Temple on Monday evening to board a boat for the ferry when Q branch police team detained them, The Hindu newspaper reported. On being handed over, the Danushkodi police arrested

17 Dec, 2019

Following several complaints Uber launches new safety features in Sri Lanka

Following a spate of incidents involving Uber in Sri Lanka, the company announced it has introduced two new safety features, Two-way Phone Anonymisation and Driving Hour Limits, as a part of their ?Safety Never Stops? campaign in Colombo. Two-way Phone Anonymisation, a new technology, will improve the way riders and driver partners connect and communicate with each other. With this feature, when a rider and driver contact each other over a trip, both phone numbers will be anonymised, ensuring

17 Dec, 2019

Pujith Jayasundara and Hemasiri Fernando further remanded

Inspector General of Police Pujith Jayasundara and former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando were today ordered to be further remanded over the Easter Sunday attacks. The Colombo Additional Magistrate ordered that Jayasundara and Fernando be remanded till 23 December. Jayasundara and Fernando were arrested over the Easter Sunday attacks. They were accused of failing to prevent the attacks despite having received intelligence information. (Colombo Gazette)

17 Dec, 2019