Former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen grilled on Easter attacks

Three charged in California with aiding Easter Sunday attack in Sri Lanka

The US Justice Department announced today that three Sri Lankan citizens have been charged with terrorism offenses, including conspiring to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization (ISIS). The men were part of a group of ISIS supporters which called itself ?ISIS in Sri Lanka.? That group is responsible for the 2019 Easter attacks in the South Asian nation of Sri Lanka, which killed 268 people, including five U.S. citizens, and injured over 500 others, according t

09 Jan, 2021

Prisoners unable to pay fines released under special pardon

Prisoners who have been unable to pay fines have been released under a special pardon. The Prisons Department said that as part of moves to reduce congestion in prisons across the country, a decision was taken to release inmates in jail after being unable to pay fines. Prisons Department Commissioner Chandana Ekanayake said that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had pardoned the inmates. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had last month ordered urgent action to be taken by relevant authorities to addres

09 Jan, 2021

Several injured after bus topples into canal in Polonnaruwa

Several people were injured after a bus toppled into a canal in Polonnaruwa today. The Police said that 30 people had been injured in the accident this morning. The bus had been transporting employees of an apparel factory. It had veered off the road and fell into the canal linked to the Parakrama Samudra tank. The injured passengers were admitted to hospital. Investigations into the accident are underway. (Colombo Gazette)

09 Jan, 2021