Kalinga Indatissa re-elected President, Amarasuriya Secretary of BASL

Sri Lankan church and hotel bombings were ‘utterly barbaric’, says Prince Charles

The Prince of Wales has spoken of his horror at the terrorist attacks on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka over Easter this year, calling them “utterly barbaric”. He told a congregation at Emmanuel Christian Fellowship in East London that the attacks were an “assault on religious freedom everywhere”, the Press Association reports. Over 250 people were killed in the suicide bombings in April, which targeted Saint Anthony’s Shrine, Colombo, Saint Sebastian’s Church in Negombo, and Zion Church, Ba

21 Dec, 2019

NPC urged to act over failure to follow due process during arrest

Deputy Speaker Ananda Kumarasiri has written to the National Police Commission (NPC) seeking action over the failure by the Police to follow due process when arresting a Parliamentarian. Kumarasiri told the NPC that the due process when arresting a Parliamentarian was not followed when arresting former Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka. He said that while the Police had informed him about the arrest the information was conveyed after the Parliamentarian was arrested. The Deputy Speaker said t

20 Dec, 2019

Man found shot dead inside Kataragama holiday resort

A man was found shot dead inside a holiday resort in Kataragama, the Police said. The Police said that the body of a 47-year-old man was found at the hotel. It was reported that a gun-shot wound was found on the head. Further investigations are underway.

21 Dec, 2019