Former CID Director Shani Abeysekera further remanded

Foreign vessel seized by Sri Lanka Navy brought to Colombo

A foreign vessel with narcotics on board seized by the Sri Lanka Navy in international waters, was brought to Colombo today. The Sri Lanka Navy had detained the foreign fishing vessel recently with approximately 250 kg of narcotics in international waters. A special operation was launched by the Navy in international waters and this led to the foreign fishing vessel carrying a large consignment of narcotics being intercepted with 06 suspects on board. The operation was carried out by the Sri

15 Dec, 2021

Microsoft says it disrupts activities of China-based hacking group

Washington, US: The corporate vice president of Microsoft’s Customer Security and Trust (CST) team, Tom Burt, said Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) has disrupted the activities of a China-based hacking group that has been termed “Nickel” by the American multinational technology company. In his blog post, Tom said: “In documents that were unsealed today, a federal court in Virginia has granted our request to seize websites Nickel was using to attack organizations in the United States and 28 o

16 Dec, 2021

Some SLPP MPs unhappy with prorogation of Parliament

By Easwaran Rutnam Most Cabinet Ministers are said to have been kept in the dark over the move by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to prorogue Parliament on Sunday. The President prorogued Parliament with effect from Sunday night and left for Singapore the next day on a private visit. A senior Cabinet Minister, speaking on the condition of anonymity said that he and most others were caught by surprise when the President prorogued Parliament. He said the reason behind the sudden decision to proro

16 Dec, 2021