Aloysius and three others ordered to appear in court

British victims of Sri Lankan bombings ‘unlawfully killed’ says coroner

Six British nationals were “unlawfully killed” in the Easter attacks in Sri Lanka, a British coroner recorded, the BBC reported. A mother and her two children were among six British nationals killed in the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka, an inquest in the UK heard. Anita Nicholson, 42, and her children, Alexander, 14 and Annabel, 11, died instantly in an explosion at the Shangri-la Hotel in Colombo. Lorraine Campbell, Bill Harrop and Sally Bradley also died in the blast at the Cinnamon G

20 Nov, 2019

New Defence Secretary assumes duties

Major General (Retd) G. D. H Kamal Gunaratne assumed duties today as the new Defence Secretary at the Ministry of Defence amid military honours and greetings. Chief of Defence Staff, Tri Service Commanders, acting Inspector General of Police, Director General Civil Defence Force and a representative gathering of all Defence Ministry establishments were present at the ceremony. The formal military ceremony in the Ministry premises commenced soon after he was greeted in a drive-past Guard Turnou

20 Nov, 2019

Ravinatha Aryasinha back as Foreign Secretary

Ravinatha Aryasinha has been reappointed as the Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. According to the Foreign Ministry the appointment would come into effect immediately. Aryasinha has been the Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 31 October 2018. Prior to that he was Additional Secretary/ Economic Affairs and Trade in the Foreign Ministry since April 2018. Having joined the Sri Lanka Foreign Service in 1988, he was Second Secretary in New Delhi (1989-1991) and Ministe

19 Nov, 2019