Night curfew imposed from 10 pm tonight

Public support sought to locate missing girl

By Vyshnavy Velrajh Public assistance has been sought to locate a 10-year-old girl reported missing from the Welisenawatte area in Meegoda. National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) Chairman Muditha Vidanapathirana told Colombo Gazette that the child has been reported missing from Friday (26). Vidanapathirana said the child?s mother had divorced the father and left to the United Kingdom two years ago, where she had remarried. The father of the child had thereafter died in November 2020, fol

29 Mar, 2021

Two arrested for promoting LTTE on YouTube and website

Two suspects have been arrested for promoting the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Jaffna. Police Spokesman, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Ajith Rohana said the two suspects were a 35-year-old woman and a 36-year-old man. They have been arrested on charges of operating a website and a YouTube channel promoting the LTTE and related terrorism activities. He further said the suspects were arrested by the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID). They were arrested following a

29 Mar, 2021

Sri Lanka Navy has not suspended arresting Indian fishermen

By Easwaran Rutnam The Navy says it has not been told to suspend arresting Indian fishermen who poach in Sri Lankan waters. Sri Lanka Navy Media Spokesman Captain Indika de Silva told Daily Mirror that the Navy will arrest any foreign boat that crosses into Sri Lankan waters illegally. Asked if the Navy has been informed of any policy decision taken by the Government to suspend the arrest of Indian fishermen, the Navy Spokesman said that they have not been informed. Sri Lanka had freed 54 In

29 Mar, 2021