Cocaine capsules found in Brazilian woman arrested at BIA

Hambantota Port fears deadline will not be met

The clearance of cars at the Hambantota Port is slow, and the port is concerned that they would not meet the April 30th deadline for clearing imported vehicles. ?No vehicles were cleared over the weekend, and the number cleared on Monday was 203 while port dues have been paid for 425 chassis, which we hope would leave the port soon.? We cannot understand why they are not clearing the vehicles on time, as the demurrage waiver period is ending soon,? says Tissa Wickremasinghe, COO, HIPG. Port of

28 Apr, 2020

More Sri Lankan students return from India

A group of Sri Lankan students who were stranded overseas due to the COVID-19 pandemic, arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake today. The group consisting of 143 Sri Lankan students were repatriated from New Delhi in India. The students were brought back via a special flight chartered by National carrier SriLankan Airlines. The Ministry of Foreign Relations is engaged in repatriating Sri Lankans stranded overseas due to the coronavirus outbreak, based on request

29 Apr, 2020

HRCSL writes to Acting IGP over spate of recent arrests

The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka has written to Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) C.D. Wickramaratne over a spate of recent arrests by the Police on the basis of statements made over social media, especially in the context of the spread of the COVID-19 virus in the country. The HRCSL has observed an increasing number of such arrests since the issuing of a letter dated 1 April, 2020 by the Media Division of the Police Department to heads of media institutions warning of strict leg

27 Apr, 2020