Police seize 50 kilograms of heroin in Athurugiriya

Singapore AG considering Sri Lanka’s request to extradite Mahendran

The Singapore Attorney General is considering a request made by Sri Lanka to extradite?former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran, the Sri Lankan Attorney General?s office said. The documents seeking the extradition of Arjuna Mahendran had been handed over to the Singapore Government by the Sri Lankan High Commission in Singapore. President Maithripala Sirisena had signed the documents seeking the extradition of Arjuna Mahendran from Singapore In June this year the Attorney General filed i

08 Oct, 2019

Foreign Ministry Consular Division hit by computer slow down

The Consular Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is currently experiencing a computer system slow down in the electronic Document Attestation System (e-DAS), a Foreign Ministry statement said today. The statement said that the technical difficulty has increased the time taken in uploading authenticated documents to the system and has resulted in congestion in the daily services. “IT specialists are currently working on overcoming the issue. Meanwhile, members of the general pub

08 Oct, 2019

Former Customs DG and Additional DG further remanded

Former Director General of Sri Lanka Customs Jagath P. Wijeweera and its former Additional Director General Tharaka Seneviratne were today ordered to be further remanded until 11 October. Wijeweera and Seneviratne had been arrested after being accused of releasing 8 kilograms of confiscated gold from the custody of the Customs Department.

08 Oct, 2019