Police arrest another 264 people for violating quarantine laws

Champika granted bail, driver remanded

Former Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka was granted bail by the Colombo Magistrate?s Court today while his driver was remanded over a road accident in 2016. Ranawaka was released on a cash bail of Rs 25,000 and two sureties of Rs 500,000 each. He was arrested last week and remanded over a road accident in Rajagiriya in which a youth was seriously injured.

24 Dec, 2019

Pakistani asylum seeker believed to have been murdered in Negombo

A Pakistani asylum seeker is believed to have been murdered in Negombo. The 49-year-old asylum seeker registered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), was found dead in a rented room where he was staying. The room was paid for by the UNHCR as part of the assistance provided to registered asylum seekers. The Police said that the asylum seeker was found dead with multiple cut injuries. (Colombo Gazette)

24 Dec, 2019

Canada foreign policy objective to promote reconciliation in Sri Lanka

Canada says its foreign policy objective is to promote reconciliation in Sri Lanka. The High Commission of Canada to Sri Lanka together with the Asia Foundation launched their flagship development initiative in Sri Lanka named ?Women?s Voice and Leadership? (WVL), the High Commission said in a statement today. This launch took place at the official residence of the Canadian High Commissioner with over seventy participants representing other missions, development partners, women?s rights organi

24 Dec, 2019