Army Major and two others arrested for supplying ammunition to criminals

Sri Lanka records its 3rd Covid death this month

Sri Lanka today recorded its third coronavirus related death this month. This is also Sri Lanka’s 17th coronavirus death and fourth in 2 months. The 17th victim has been identified as a 42-year-old man from Ja-Ela. The man had died while receiving treatment at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases in Mulleriyawa. Sri Lanka recorded its 16th coronavirus related death on the 25th of October. A 70-year-old man from Colombo -02 died while receiving treatment at the Colombo National Hosp

27 Oct, 2020

AG instructs IGP to probe COVID-19 spread from Brandix

By Easwaran Rutnam Attorney General (AG) Dappula de Livera has instructed acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) C.D. Wickremeratne to investigate the spread of the coronavirus from the Brandix factory in Minuwangoda. Nishara Jayaratne, the co-ordinating officer to the AG said that the acting IGP has been instructed to submit a progress report on the investigation in two weeks. “The AG had advised the acting IGP to probe if there was negligence on the part of Brandix resulting in the spread

27 Oct, 2020

JVP protests near US Embassy against Pompeo’s visit

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) staged a protest opposite the US Embassy in Colombo today against the official visit of US Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo to Sri Lanka. JVP supporters and members held placards near the embassy during the protest. Issuing a statement, the JVP said the party strongly protests and condemns the efforts by the United States government to interfere with the independence and sovereignty of Sri Lanka. “We do not believe that the visit of US Secretary of Stat

27 Oct, 2020