Beruwala Fisheries Harbour temporarily closed

Australia offers flights for embassy staff to leave Sri Lanka

The families of Australians working at the High Commission in Colombo have been offered flights out of the country,?amid the threat of more terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka, Australia’s ABC News reported. A Department of Foreign Affairs spokesperson said “voluntary departures to return to Australia” were available for dependents of embassy staff and for volunteers in the country working under the Australian Volunteers International (AVI) program. “We continue to encourage all Australians in or t

02 May, 2019

Special Police security to be provided for schools

Special Police security will be provided for Government schools when schools reopen on Monday, the Education Ministry said today. Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam said that at least one Police officer will placed at each school. He told reporters today that the decision to reopen schools on Monday was taken after extensive discussions with the security forces and others. All schools are expected to implement tough security measures when schools reopen on Monday.

02 May, 2019

Minister’s staff arrested with 600 defamatory letters of Sirisena

Three employees of a Government Minister have been arrested with 600 letters defamatory of President Maithripala Sirisena. The letters had also attempted to incite hate among communities. According to the Police, the three suspects were arrested at the Central Mail Exchange in Colombo. They were handed over to the Colombo Crimes Division for further investigations.

02 May, 2019