Gota says despite differences he respects Sajith

Body of coronavirus victim will not be given to family

By Indika Sri Aravinda The body of the coronavirus victim will not be given to the family, Deputy Director General of Health Services Dr Paba Palihawadana said. She told the Colombo Gazette the final rites of the victim will be conducted by the Government in line with existing regulations. The first death from the coronavirus in Sri Lanka was reported today. A 60-year-old man who was receiving treatment at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (IDH) in Angoda, died today. Director G

28 Mar, 2020

Suspect linked to Easter Sunday attack in Batti arrested

A key suspect who had assisted in organizing the terrorist attack on the Zion Church in Batticaloa on Easter Sunday in April 2019, was arrested today. The Police Media Spokesman SP Jaliya Senaratne told the Media during a special press conference this evening that the suspect had provided transport for the suicide bomber who had carried out the attack on the church. The suspect, who has been identified as a resident of Mount Lavinia, was arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID)

29 Mar, 2020

Over 1400 remand prisoners to be freed

By Indika Sri Aravinda Over 1400 remand prisoners jailed for minor offences are to be set free, the Prisons Department said today. Commissioner General of Prisons T.M. Jayasiri Vijayanath Tennakoon told the Colombo Gazette that the remand prisoners are being freed to reduce the congestion in the prisons. He said that with the spread of the coronavirus there were concerns over the congestion in the prisons. As a result it was decided to free 1460 remand prisoners from a number of prisons arou

29 Mar, 2020