Sajith Premadasa named Leader of the Opposition

Two suspects linked to NTJ leader arrested in Kandy

Two suspects linked to National Thowheeth Jama’ath (NTJ) leader Zahran Hashim have been arrested in Kandy. The Police said the two suspects were arrested during a raid carried out by the Army and the Police Terrorist Investigations Division (TID). The two suspects had been arrested from Hingula in Kandy. According to the Police the suspects were identified as a computer technician and a driver. Investigations revealed that they had maintained close connections with Zahran and had also receiv

14 Jun, 2019

Cabinet scheduled to meet next week after dispute

The cabinet, which did not meet this week, is now scheduled to convene next week. The cabinet is set to meet next Tuesday. Cabinet did not meet this week as a result of a dispute between President Maithripala Sirisena and the United National Party over the Parliament Select Committee (PSC) on the Easter Sunday attacks. Cabinet usually meets every Tuesday but this week’s meeting was cancelled. (Colombo Gazette)

13 Jun, 2019

Sri Lanka to give effect to UN resolutions on counter terrorism

Sri Lanka is to give effect to UN Security Council resolutions to counter terrorism and violent extremism, the Foreign Ministry said today. Tangible measures to collaborate with UN mechanisms in keeping with international norms and practices took center stage at discussions during the recent visit to Sri Lanka by UN Assistant Secretary General (ASG) and Executive Director of the Counter Terrorism Executive Directorate (CTED) Mich?le Coninsx from 7-8 June 2019. The subjects covered included ter

12 Jun, 2019