Former Prisons Commissioner further remanded

Indian involved in fraud arrested in Colombo

An Indian national has been arrested in Bambalapitiya, Colombo on charges of defrauding the public by promising jobs in Canada. The Police said the suspect had defrauded the public of over Rs. 10.4 million. The 32 year -old suspect was arrested at the Bambalapitiya Junction last afternoon (08) by officials from the Colombo Financial Investigation Bureau. The Indian national is to be produced before the Fort Magistrate?s Court today. (Colombo Gazette)

09 Jul, 2020

UNP to expedite disciplinary action on SJB members

The Working Committee of the United National Party (UNP) has decided to expedite disciplinary action against the 99 members who were suspended from the party. The Working Committee said disciplinary action will be expedited against those who have failed to give an explanation or have asked for more time from among the 99 suspended members. In May, the Working Committee of the UNP endorsed the suspension of 99 of its members. The UNP had decided to suspend the party membership of members who h

08 Jul, 2020

Another flight evacuates Indians stranded in Sri Lanka

A group of 153 Indian nationals stranded in Sri Lanka were repatriated on a special Air India (AI 0282) flight from Colombo to Delhi today. The flight was scheduled as part of phase IV of ?Vande Bharat Mission? a Government of India initiative to undertake the largest ever repatriation from all over the world for return of Indian nationals stranded abroad due to COVID19 pandemic. The next special repatriation flight from Sri Lanka under Vande Bharat Mission is AI 0282 – Colombo to Delhi 18 Jul

08 Jul, 2020