Maldives police vows to assist Sri Lanka over terror attacks

28 Apr, 2019

Commissioner of Police (CP) Mohamed Hameed has said that Maldives Police Service is ready to provide any assistance to Sri Lanka following the terror attacks.

CP Hameed said this after signing the Book of Condolence at the Sri Lankan embassy on Sunday, Raajje.mv reported.

Sri Lankan authorities are conducting a special search operation following the coordinated attacks on churches and luxury hotels last week, which left more than 250 people dead and 500 injured.

Six Maldivians have been arrested in the search operation.

While Maldives? own security has been tightened after the attacks, security forces have stated that there is no immediate threat to the country.

Recommended For You

Tamil Nadu Minister against training for Lankans

Differing with his ministerial colleague and Union Minister of State for Defence Pallam Raju, Tamil Nadu Union Shipping Minister G.K. Vasan added his voice to the growing clamour against training of Sri Lankan military personnel in India. He demanded that the two officers now in the country be sent back immediately. Mr. Vasan said his party unit in the State was in full agreement with other political parties on this issue and would soon meet Defence Minister A.K. Antony to press the demand. He

25 Dec, 2012

Lanka the No. 1 nation in ?sex? searches on Google

Not many will doubt that one of the most sought after keyword on Internet is ?sex?. And Sri Lankans, it seems, are the most search savvy when it comes to Googling that term. This is according to Google Trends, a public web facility that shows how often a particular search-term is entered relative to the total search-volume across various regions of the world, and in various languages. Second-placed India is not far behind in search for the term, and so isn?t (surprise, surprise) #3 Papua New G

27 Dec, 2012

Sri Lankan vessel stranded off Indonesia

A vessel with some 40 Sri Lankans onboard is believed to have been stranded off Indonesia, the Indonesian media reported today. According to one report a rescue team has been sent to the vessel from Padang. The vessel has reportedly faced engine failure and was stranded off Mentawai Islands. Some reports said that a few onboard the vessel had died of poor health. It was not known if the vessel was an asylum boat heading to Australia.

25 Dec, 2012

Colombo Gazette is a leading news and entertainment website, covering stories related to Sri Lanka. The content consists of text based news, photos and videos and is linked to social media websites including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, to provide a wider coverage for its stories.