Interdicted Magistrate Dhammika Hemapala questioned by CCD

Suspect arrested over drive-by shooting drowns while in Police custody

A suspect who was arrested over a recent drive-by shooting incident, drowned while in Police custody. The suspect had sought permission to go to the toilet near the Dandugama Oya but had then jumped into the river and tried to escape but drowned, the Police said. The suspect was arrested after a woman who was travelling in a motorcar was shot dead in the?Weligampitiya junction in Ja-Ela recently. The Police said that she was killed by gunmen who were traveling in a vehicle. The gunmen had ta

06 Oct, 2018

US Vice President warns Sri Lanka on China funded port

The United States issued, possibly its strongest warning yet to Sri Lanka. With the warning issued from the Vice President of the United States. US Vice President Mike Pence warned that the Hambantota Port may soon become a forward military base for China?s growing blue-water navy. The White House quoted the US Vice President as saying this in a speech at the Hudson Institute on Thursday. He said that China uses so-called ?debt diplomacy? to expand its influence today, and that the country is

06 Oct, 2018

Burglars enter home of Sri Lankan High Commissioner in Pakistan

In a blatant case of security lapse, burglars entered the home of the Sri Lankan High Commissioner in Pakistan and stole some lamps and taps, The Express Tribune reported. Although the value of the stolen goods was not high, the fact that intruders managed to enter and exit the residence of an envoy was shocking. An official of the Sri Lankan High Commission Sojeva Amarnath filed a report with the Margalla police stating that thieves have stolen brass lamps and bathroom taps from the high comm

06 Oct, 2018