Officials warn virus spreading at a faster rate in Sri Lanka

Final decision on MCC deal with Sri Lanka after polls

By Easwaran Rutnam?? A decision on the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) agreement will be taken after the Parliamentary election in August, the US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Alaina B. Teplitz said. In an online discussion with a group of journalists, the Ambassador said that the US respects President Gotabaya Rajapaksa?s decision to review the grant proposal. She said that the agreement remained stalled following the Constitutional crisis in Sri Lanka in 2018 and with the Government now in

15 Jun, 2020

Investigations confirm banned foreign terrorist outfit funded Easter attacks

Investigations have confirmed that a banned foreign terrorist outfit funded the Easter Sunday attacks in April 2019, the Police said today. Police Spokesman, SP Jaliya Senaratne said that large amounts of money had been received from overseas for the attacks. The Easter attack was carried out by a local group targeting Churches and hotels in Colombo, Batticaloa and Negombo. The Islamic State had claimed responsibility for the attack but there was no evidence to confirm any direct involvement.

17 Jun, 2020

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