Indian killed, two others injured in Kotadeniyawa

State intelligence chief denies meeting Easter bomber in Malaysia

State Intelligence Service (SIS) Director, Major General Suresh Sallay has denied having links with the mastermind of the Easter Sunday attacks, Zahran Hashim. He says he had not met Zahran Hashim in Malaysia, as claimed by an opposition Parliamentarian. Major General Suresh Sallay has filed a complaint with the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) against Parliamentarian Nalin Bandara Jayamaha over the allegations. Nalin Bandara had made the allegations at a media conference in Colombo.

19 Mar, 2021

Sri Lanka accuses UK, Canada and Germany of concealing the truth

Sri Lanka has accused the United Kingdom, Canada and Germany of concealing the truth. Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena said that the allegations of human rights abuses in Sri Lanka by several countries including the UK, Canada and Germany is an action taken for political purposes, by concealing the truth. A vote is scheduled to be held on 22 March 2021 on the allegations made by several countries against Sri Lanka, at the 46th?session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva. Respo

19 Mar, 2021

Army to be deployed to flush out criminals

By Easwaran Rutnam The Army is to be deployed to flush out criminals and curb the crime wave in Sri Lanka. Minister of Public Security Sarath Weerasekera said that the Police will lead the special operation. He said that the Special Task Force and the army will also be used in the operation. Minister Sarath Weerasekera said that the special operation will be carried out around the island, without prior notice. The Minister said that criminals are believed to be in hiding in several parts of

20 Mar, 2021