Two girls drown while having a sea bath in Weligama

Police to launch raids on parties violating quarantine law

The Police are to launch raids on parties held in violation of the quarantine law, over the next few days. Police Spokesman, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Ajith Rohana said that raids will be carried out from today until Thursday. He said that a special Police team has been deployed to raid parties and gatherings being held, especially at night, in violation of the quarantine law. The Police Spokesman said that?only close families can have gatherings for the festive season. DIG Ajith Rohana

29 Dec, 2020

US puts conditions for Sri Lanka to obtain part of 2021 funding

By Easwaran Rutnam? US President Donald Trump, on Sunday, signed into law a $2.3 trillion spending legislation which includes funding for Sri Lanka in the year 2021. However, the Bill approved by Congress, puts conditions to release some of the funding, including the condition that Sri Lanka assures its sovereignty against influence by the People?s Republic of China. H.R. 133, an Act making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, notes that funds will be mad

29 Dec, 2020

India-B’desh 2021 focus: Streamline mechanism to curb trans-border crime

Indian and Bangladesh border guarding forces will jointly engage in “streamlining mechanism” in the upcoming year to curb trans-border crimes — a major concern of the two neighbouring countries that affects security, as well as internal system due to the illegal activities. India’s Border Security Force (BSF) and the Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) set the target after the 51st Director General level border coordination conference between them yielded “positive results”. Besides streamlining me

29 Dec, 2020