Businessman remanded for assaulting Iranian diplomat in Colombo

No evidence to link Christchurch and Sri Lanka attacks

New Zealand’s Deputy Prime Minister has criticised suggestions Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday bombings were retaliation for the Christchurch mosque shootings, saying his country is being “misused”. Sri Lanka’s junior minister for defence, Ruwan Wijewardene, last week said early investigations had revealed the bombing of churches and hotels that killed 253 people had been in revenge for shootings at two New Zealand mosques on March 15, which killed 50. But New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters

30 Apr, 2019

New Zealand Parliament formally condemns Sri Lanka attacks

The New Zealand Parliament has condemned the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka and the shooting at a synogogue in San Diego, Radio New Zealand reported. As Parliament resumed after a two week recess today, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern moved that the House condemn the attacks. She said the government wished to extend its deepest condolences to the communities affected. “I’m struck by the tragic parallel between these attacks and the one which took place in Chch on the 15th of March. “They

30 Apr, 2019

Kotte Municipal Council member and brother arrested

A Kotte Municipal Council member and his brother have been arrested, the Police said. The Police said that Kotte Municipal Council member H.M. Ali Usman and his brother Raja Mohideen Sultan were arrested with a CD, swords and a machete knife. Investigations are underway.

30 Apr, 2019