Mahela Jayawardena to head new Sports Council

Phone jamming devices installed at some prisons

By Indika Sri Aravinda Phone jamming devises have been installed at some prisons in the country, the Defence Ministry said today. Defence Secretary Maj. Gen. (Retd) Kamal Gunaratne said that illegal operations have been continuing from within the prisons. As a result phone jamming devises have been installed to block such operations handled by inmates using mobile phones smuggled into the cells. He also said that the recent appointment of a new Prison Commissioner General resulted in a large

16 Jun, 2020

Pakistan says Sri Lanka not safe from India’s nefarious and hegemonic designs

Pakistan says Sri Lanka is not safe from India’s nefarious and hegemonic designs. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that India becoming the non-permanent member of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) was ‘not a moment of rejoice, but concern’ as the country blatantly rejected resolutions of the prestigious forum, particularly on Kashmir. The Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) quoted the Foreign Minister as saying a majority of India’s neighbouring countries including Pakistan,

16 Jun, 2020

Eighty-five Iranians arrive in Sri Lanka to work on Uma-Oya project

Eighty-five Iranians arrived in Sri Lanka to work on the Uma-Oya project, the military said. Military Spokesman Brigadier Chandana Wickremasinghe said that the Iranians arrived in Sri Lanka on a special Iranian flight. He said that PCR tests were conducted on the Iranians and they were later sent to a quarantine center. Work on the Uma Oya hydro power plant under the Uma Oya Multipurpose Development Project is expected to be completed later this year. The project, once completed, will add 23

16 Jun, 2020