IGP Pujith Jayasundara arrested

Cardinal demands action on MS, RW and others

The Archbishop of Colombo, His Eminence, Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, has questioned the failure of the Government to take action against former President Maithripala Sirisena and former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe over the Easter Sunday attacks. In a 20-page letter to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the Archbishop said the National Catholic Committee for Justice to Easter Sunday Attack Victims is saddened by the lethargic pace at which the state machinery is moving in order to find those wh

13 Jul, 2021

Probe continues into alleged rape of teen at Rishad’s house

An investigation is continuing into the alleged rape of a 16-year-old girl who had later died of burn injuries at the residence of opposition parliamentarian Rishad Bathiudeen. Police Spokesman Senior Deputy Inspector General (SDIG) Ajith Rohana said the teenager who was employed as a domestic worker had died four days ago at the Colombo National Hospital.? The postmortem report has revealed that there are signs of chronic vaginal penetration, he said.? SDIG Ajith Rohana added that the postmo

19 Jul, 2021

Entire country likely to be opened up in September

By Vyshnavy Velrajh Sri Lanka is likely to be completely opened up by September, Army Commander General Shavendra Silva said.? While a travel ban enforced around the island was completely lifted earlier this month, an inter-provincial travel ban still remains. General Silva told Colombo Gazette that there is a possibility of opening up the country, as the population eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine would have obtained at least one dose of the vaccine by then.? Stating that however

14 Jul, 2021