Non-Cabinet Minister Harsha de Silva steps down

Nigerians, Ugandan arrested in Mount Lavinia over financial fraud

Four foreign nationals, involved in an international credit card racket in Sri Lanka, have been arrested on charges of financial fraud. The suspects, consisting of three Nigerians and an Ugandan woman, were arrested by the Police Special Task Force (STF) from a hotel in Mount Lavinia today. STF officers had arrested the group based on a tip off by the National Intelligence Unit. Over 20 counterfeit debit cards have been seized from the possession of the suspects. Further investigations have

23 Jun, 2020

Sri Lanka unaware of alert from Pakistan prior to Easter attacks

By Vyshnavy Velrajh Sri Lanka is unaware of an alert from Pakistan prior to the Easter Sunday attacks. The Pakistan High Commissioner in Sri Lanka Maj.Gen (Rtd) Muhammad Saad Khattak had told a private television station that Pakistan had alerted Sri Lanka of a plot to launch attacks on Easter Sunday. He said that however no follow up action was taken by the Sri Lankan Government at the time. However, then State Minister of Defence Ruwan Wijewardene said that he was not aware of such a warni

22 Jun, 2020

Acting IGP orders probe on Karuna’s statement

By Vyshnavy Velrajh The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has been instructed to launch an investigation into the recent claims of former LTTE Eastern Province commander Vinayagamurthi Muralitharan alias Karuna Amman on the killing of Army soldiers during the war. Earlier today, Police Spokesman SSP Jaliya Senaratne told the Colombo Gazette that the Department of Police and the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) have not initiated any investigation as yet in this regard. However,

22 Jun, 2020