Committee at Police HQ to obtain complaints on three Muslim politicians

Government to declare state of emergency as tensions continue

The?Government has decided to declare a state of emergency as tensions continue in the country. Minister S.B. Dissanayake said that the cabinet, which met today, decided to declare a 10 day?state of emergency. He said the move will be to maintain law and order in the country. A curfew imposed in Kandy was lifted this morning but was re-imposed in some areas. The curfew was imposed in Kandy yesterday after a mob attacked several Muslim owned shops and other property. The?Police fired tear ga

06 Mar, 2018

Curfew re-imposed in Teldeniya and Pallekele areas

A Police curfew has been re-imposed in the?Teldeniya and Pallekele areas today, the Police said. The Police said that the curfew, which was declared in the Kandy district yesterday and lifted this morning, was re-imposed in?Teldeniya and Pallekele. Meanwhile, 24 suspects were arrested and remanded over their involvement in the violence in Kandy yesterday. The Police said that Inspector General of Police (IGP) Pujith Jayasundara has deployed the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to inve

06 Mar, 2018

Sri Lanka urged to become advocate for anti-personnel mine ban

The?Special Envoy of the Anti-personnel Mine Ban Convention, Prince Mired Raad Zeid Al-Hussein, today expressed hope that?Sri Lanka would become a strong advocate for the Convention. Prince Mired Raad Zeid Al-Hussein expressed this hope when he met Foreign Minister?Tilak Marapana at the Foreign Ministry today. “Special Envoy on the @MineBanTreaty Prince Mired Raad Al-Hussein (@miredraad) called on Foreign Minister Marapana this morning. Congratulating #SriLanka for acceding to the Convention,

05 Mar, 2018