Activist arrested for defaming the reputation of Colombo Archbishop

German frigate to arrive in Sri Lanka on Saturday

The German frigate ?Bayern? will arrive in Sri Lanka on Saturday, 15 January and will be docked at the Colombo Port till 18 January 2022. The ship, with around 200 sailors on board and on a patrol and training mission in the Indo-Pacific, is making a port call in Colombo as part of its six-month long deployment in the region. The frigate embarked on this journey in August 2021 and will return to Germany end of February 2022. The deployment of the BAYERN relates to the German Government?s ?Pol

12 Jan, 2022

Links between LTTE and Angoda Lokka unearthed

Former intelligence operative of the Liberation Tamil Tigers Eelam (LTTE) Satkunam alias Sabesan (47), who was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) from Chennai in October 2021 for alleged involvement in the smuggling of drugs and arms from Pakistan to Sri Lanka, had close links with Sri Lankan don Angoda Lokka and his aides, according to the investigation by the Tamil Nadu Crime Branch CID (CB-CID). The CB-CID, which is investigating the death and illegal stay of Lokka in disgui

12 Jan, 2022

Probe finds child kept grenade at All Saints? Church Borella

Investigations revealed that a 13-year-old child had placed the?hand grenade at All Saints? Church in Borella, Colombo. The grenade was found in the church premises yesterday. Police Special Task Force officers had diffuses the grenade. The Police said that three suspects were arrested over the discovery of the grenade. Investigations have revealed that the suspects used a 13-year-old child to place the grenade in the church premises. The Police said that the grenade had been placed in a ma

12 Jan, 2022