Champika permitted to travel overseas

Australia reiterates ‘zero chance’ for illegal migrants from Sri Lanka

Australia has reiterated its ‘zero chance’ policy for illegal migrants from Sri Lanka. The Australian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka David Holly discussed Australia?s ?Zero Chance? illegal migration campaign, with Jaffna Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) G. S. W. Senaratne. Matters with regard to cooperation efforts to counter-narcotics were also discussed, the High Commissioner tweeted. In June 2019 , the Australian government launched a ‘Zero Chance’ campaign to dissuade potential il

10 Feb, 2020

Maldivian child in serious condition after falling off building in Sri Lanka

A Maldivian child is in serious condition after falling from the second storey of a building in neighbouring Sri Lanka, the Avas news website reported. Foreign Ministry and the Maldivian Embassy in Sri Lanka have confirmed that such an incident had occurred. It has been reported that the three year old child was first treated at Kalubowila Hospital for injuries sustained in the fall. However, the child has since been shifted to Lanka Hospitas, where he is being being treated in the Intensive C

10 Feb, 2020

Youth who used social media to abuse kids arrested

A local youth who had used social media to abuse children has been arrested, the Police media unit said. The Police said that the 21-year-old had used Facebook, WhatsApp, Snapchat and Instagram to lure school boys and other children by publishing fake images. The children have then been threatened and nude photos and videos of them had been obtained and posted online. The Police said that the suspect had carried out his criminal activity for around three years before he was arrested by the Cr

10 Feb, 2020