Navy detains 22 Indian fishermen in Sri Lankan waters

Lankan arrested in Singapore

A Sri Lankan woman was arrested in Singapore after she was found in a vehicle inside a cabin. The immigration offender was found crouched behind a partition curtain in a vehicle by immigration officers, the Straits Times reported. Immigration and Checkpoints Authority officers had directed a departing Malaysia-registered lorry for checks at the cargo zone of the Tuas Checkpoint. The lorry was driven by a 54-year old Malaysian man. While checking the vehicle, officers noticed that the driver’s ca

14 Aug, 2013

Army can go with a Magistrate

The army can be deployed as a last resort during a protest but they should be accompanied by a Magistrate, Chief of Defence Staff General Jagath Jayasuriya said. Speaking to media heads today, Jayasuriya said that the police should handle all law and order situations and the military can be called in only as a last resort. Jayasuriya said that the?Magistrate is there as a witness. Asked if a Magistrate was present at Weliweriya during the recent incident when army support was sought to control a

14 Aug, 2013

Four Indian prisoners deported

A first batch of four prisoners from Tamil Nadu were transferred to Tiruchi yesterday after having languished in the Welikada prison, the Hindu newspaper reported today. The prisoners, including two women, escorted from Colombo by Tamil Nadu police teams, arrived by Sri Lankan Airlines flights in the morning and afternoon. Fifty-nine-year-old K. Sathyaseelan and Ramasamy Nadar Jayaraj (55) were lodged in the Tiruchi Central Prison, while P. Arokiamary alias Rajaronisha and Marimuthu Kanaku were

14 Aug, 2013