Ajith Rohana appointed DIG in charge of crimes and traffic

Amnesty accuses Sri Lanka of arbitrarily targeting Muslim community

With the COVID-19 pandemic gripping the world, Amnesty International says Sri Lanka appears to have arbitrarily targeted the Muslim community. In a submission made to the Special Rapporteur On Freedom Of Religion Or Belief, Amnesty International said that the first Muslim death due to COVID-19 took place in Negombo, on 30 March, and the body was forcibly cremated by health officials, against the wishes of his family. This was despite efforts from his family, the Muslim community, religious and

09 Jun, 2020

SLCERT warns of critical flaws in Zoom application

The Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (SLCERT) has warned of critical flaws in Zoom application version 4.6.10. In a statement today, SLCERT said that cyber-security researchers have found vulnerabilities that can be used by attackers to hack into the Zoom application via chat.

09 Jun, 2020

Court bans protest in Colombo against China

By Indika Sri Aravinda A court order has been issued against a protest scheduled to be staged in Colombo this week against the Chinese Government. The Police had obtained the court order against the National Movement for Consumer Rights Protection from staging the protest on 8, 9, 10 or 11th June in Colombo. Health officials had been alerted over the protest scheduled to be staged near the Chinese Embassy in Colombo this week. The protest was being organised by the National Movement for Cons

08 Jun, 2020