Police launch website to handle complains on lost phones

Government assures will not leave room for communal clashes

The Government today assured it will not leave room for communal clashes to take place. The outgoing Ambassador of Turkey Tunca Ozcuhadar paid a farewell call on Defence Secretary, Major General (Retd) Kamal Gunaratne at the Ministry of Defence today (30 December 2019). During the meeting, Ambassador Ozcuhadar and Gunaratne discussed a wide range of issues of bilateral relations, including defence and security matters, enhancing training opportunities for Security Forces between the two countr

30 Dec, 2019

Case filed against 2 journalists in India for interviewing Sri Lankan refugees

A case has been registered in India against two journalists from Tamil Nadu?s Kanyakumari for visiting Sri Lankan refugee camps to seek the views of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees on the controversial Indian Citizenship (Amendment) Act. The journalists have been booked by the Kanyakumari district police under non-bailable sections for visiting the camps set up in the coastal district to know the views of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees on the amended law, Times Now News reported. The Citizenship (Amendme

31 Dec, 2019

Former SPC chairman arrested over ?white van? press conference

Former Chairman of the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation (SPC) Rumy Mohamed was arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) today. He was arrested after he surrendered to the CID after being wanted over the ?white van? press conference staged last month (November). The former SPC Chairman was produced in court and remanded till 6 January. Former Health Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne had hosted the press conference with an alleged driver of a ?white van? and an alleged victim who

31 Dec, 2019