Court issues overseas travel ban on Patali Champika Ranawaka

Two day railway strike from midnight tonight

A two day railway strike is to be launched from midnight tonight after talks to resolve issues failed. The Sri Lanka Railway Locomotive Engine Operators Union said that a two day token will be launched at midnight tonight which will affect train operations around the country.

20 Jun, 2019

US downgrades Sri Lanka’s status in human trafficking report

The United States has downgraded Sri Lanka’s status in its latest human trafficking report. The report released by the US State Department today (Thursday) notes that the Government of Sri Lanka does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so. These efforts included convicting more traffickers than previous years, including the first conviction under the trafficking statute in five years; identifying more potentia

20 Jun, 2019

Abdul Razik claims TID was alerted about Zahran in 2016

The General Secretary of Ceylon Thowheed Jama?ath (CTJ) Abdul Razik today claimed that Terrorism Investigations Division (TID) was alerted in 2016 about some of the propaganda activities of Zahran Hashim. He told the Parliament Select Committee (PSC) on the Easter Sunday attacks that Zahran Hashim had been promoting jihad using Facebook. Razik says he handed over the video of speeches made by Zahran Hashim to the TID. “We were concerned that he may implement jihad in the country so we alerted

20 Jun, 2019