Tusker killed in Udawalawa National Park

Passengers must do PCR test before leaving Sri Lanka

Passengers leaving Sri Lanka must do a PCR test before leaving the country, the Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Ltd said today. The Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Ltd said that the PCR test must be done within 72 hours before departure. The new requirement will come into effect from effective 6pm on the 18th of October. Meanwhile, SriLankan Airlines said that as per the directive issued by the Director General Civil Aviation of Sri Lanka (DGCA) today, all passengers depar

17 Oct, 2020

Chinese captain rescued by Sri Lanka arrested in Taiwan over slaughter at sea

A Chinese captain, who had been rescued by Sri Lanka, has been arrested in Taiwan over the mysterious killings of a boat crew who were shot dead in the Indian Ocean eight years ago, the Daily Mail reported. Horrifying footage shows the men being massacred in the water as they clung to the debris of a small boat, before a group of sailors laugh together on the fishing vessel Ping Shin 101 from which the shots were fired. The killings are shrouded in mystery because the identities of the victims

16 Oct, 2020

Nishantha de Zoysa appointed new CID chief

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Nishantha de Zoysa has been appointed as the new Director of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID). The former Deputy Inspector General (DIG) in charge of the CID Nuwan Wedasinghe was transferred, hours after the Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith raised concerns over the CID. The Government later informed Parliament that the transfer of Police Deputy Inspector General (DIG) in charge of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Nuwan

17 Oct, 2020