Author Archive for Security

Pathfinder Foundation and Centre for National Security Studies of Bangalore Ink MoU

Sunday, March 10th, 2024

The Pathfinder Foundation The Pathfinder Foundation and the Centre for National Security Studies of Bangalore recently signed an MoU aimed at joint collaboration.  The MoU will enable both institutions to focus on the regional security architecture in South Asia and its impact on international security, international relations, conflict studies, disruptive technologies, and Maritime Security of […]

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ශ්‍රී ලංකා මුහුදේ මේ මොකද වෙන්නේ? වැට පැනලා කොල්ල කන, මහ මුහුදේ අපේ සම්පත්!

Wednesday, February 28th, 2024

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Tiran claims attempts to disrupt operation ‘Yukthiya’ funded by drug networks

Wednesday, February 21st, 2024

Courtesy Adaderana Minister of Public Security, Tiran Alles, emphasized his unwavering commitment to continue operations aimed at suppressing drugs, tackling the underworld and preventing violence against women and children, regardless of any pressure encountered. Furthermore, Minister Alles disclosed that the value of drugs seized thus far during the ‘Yukthiya’ operation, which commenced on December 17, […]

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Sri Lanka issues travel documents for Rajiv Gandhi assassination convict to return home, TN govt tells court

Tuesday, February 13th, 2024

Courtesy Adaderana Tamil Nadu government informed the Madras High Court on Tuesday that the Sri Lankan government has issued travel documents for one of the convicts in the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi assassination, Santhan alias T Suthenthiraraja, who was released along with others in 2022 following a Supreme Court order. Additional Public Prosecutor R […]

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Sri Lankan Navy arrests 19 Indian fishermen for illegally fishing in its waters: Report

Saturday, February 10th, 2024

Courtesy The Indian Express The Sri Lanka Navy in the operation with the Sri Lanka Coast Guard on Wednesday also seized 2 Indian trawlers alongside the arrest of 19 Indian fishermen poaching in Sri Lankan waters, the Navy said in a statement. So far this year, the Sri Lankan Navy has arrested 88 Indian fishermen […]

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Online Safety Act gazetted

Friday, February 2nd, 2024

Courtesy Adaderana The Online Safety Act has been published in the government gazette, bringing it into effect as the Online Safety Act, No. 9 of 2024. Accordingly, the Act will provide for the establishment of the Online Safety Commission, safety from prohibited statements made online and prevention of the use of online accounts and inauthentic […]

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New Details on Trawler Hijacking as Somali Pirates and Crew Arrive in Seychelles

Wednesday, January 31st, 2024

By Vel Moonien in Mauritius, Courtesy gCaptain Three Somali pirates arrive in Seychelles on board the Seychelles Defense Forces (SDF) vessel, the Topaz. Photo courtesy Vel Moonien The six crew members of the Sri Lankan trawler Lorenzo Putha 4, hijacked in Arabian Sea off of Somali on Saturday, arrived safely in Port Victoria on Mahé, Seychelles’ […]

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‘Yukthiya’ operation leads to arrest of 836 more suspects

Monday, January 29th, 2024

Courtesy Adaderana A total of 836 more suspects have been arrested by Sri Lanka’s police and security forces personnel within a 24-hour window ending at 12.30 a.m. today (Jan. 29) as part of the ongoing countrywide anti-drug operation ‘Yukthiya’. Meanwhile, detention orders have been secured against six of the arrested individuals, while another person has […]

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Six Indian fishermen arrested for poaching in Sri Lankan waters

Tuesday, January 23rd, 2024

Courtesy Adaderana Six Indian nationals, together with two fishing trawlers, have been taken into custody by the Sri Lanka Navy for poaching in local water north of Delft Islands, Jaffna. The apprehension took place during a special operation conducted on Monday night (22 Jan.), in a bid to chase away foreign fishing vessels poaching in […]

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Police to trace traffic offenders in Colombo using CCTV system from next week

Thursday, January 18th, 2024

Courtesy Adaderana In a bid to curb traffic violations, Sri Lanka Police has decided to trace traffic offenders in Colombo using the surveillance camera system in the island’s commercial capital. Speaking to the media this morning, Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon said this initiative would be implemented starting next Monday (Jan.22). Accordingly, the […]

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Sri Lanka arrests 10 Indian fishermen for poaching in its waters

Monday, January 15th, 2024

Courtesy India Today There have been regular instances of Indian fishermen being arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy for allegedly fishing in Sri Lankan waters. A total of 240 Indian fishers were arrested, and 35 trawlers were seized by the Sri Lankan Navy in 2023 for alleged poaching. (Representative picture) The Sri Lankan Navy arrested […]

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Over 1,400 wanted suspects arrested within 24-hour ‘Yukthiya’ operation

Monday, January 15th, 2024

Courtesy Adaderana A total of 1,468 out of 42,248 wanted suspects, in the list shared with all police stations as wanted in connection with various crimes, have been arrested during the last 24 hours under the ‘Yukthiya’ operation, the Ministry of Public Security said. Furthermore, the ministry mentioned that this includes 254 suspects out of […]

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SLAF Helicopter Crash in Central Africa: Defence Ministry Refutes Al-Shabaab Hostage Claims

Sunday, January 14th, 2024

Ministry of Defence  – Media Centre The Ministry of Defence in Sri Lanka strongly refuted the allegations that a group of Sri Lankans was taken hostage by the Al-Shabaab militant group after a SLAF helicopter crash-landed in Somalia. The SLAF MI 17 helicopter (SMH 4417) was on a routine cargo flight during a United Nations […]

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Preparations for SLN’s Red Sea operations will cost USD 40 mn: expert

Sunday, January 14th, 2024

By Rathindra Kuruwita Courtesy The Island The government will have to spend about USD 40 million to upgrade the offshore patrol vessel to be sent to the Red Sea to take part in operations against the Houthi rebels, Y.N. Jayarathna, retired Rear Admiral and hydrographer, said in a televised interview this week. The Sri Lanka […]

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China media warns against taking China’s Indian Ocean research as threats

Sunday, January 14th, 2024

Courtesy Hiru News Chinese state media warned on Friday that a report by a prominent U.S. think tank on the military uses of Chinese scientific research across the Indian Ocean gave “ammunition” to countries bent on concocting threats from China. The report this week by the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) “comes […]

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Two arrested with fake gemstone during Operation ‘Yukthiya’

Friday, January 12th, 2024

Courtesy Adaderana Two suspects have been arrested in the Mawathagama area over the possession of a fake gemstone, police reported. According to police, the suspects were arrested during the ongoing island-wide anti-drug operation ‘Yukthiya’. They had been arrested while in possession of ‘maranchi gemstones’ (synthetic, commonly known as ‘fake gems’), police stated. Following their arrest, […]

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Foreign Ministry urged to advise govt. against Red Sea deployment

Wednesday, January 10th, 2024

Courtesy The Island Former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Iran M. M. Zuhair yesterday (09) urged the government not to join US-led military alliance in Red Sea operation. The former PA MP and Senior State Counsel issued the following statement: Those in Sri Lanka holding accountable office but recklessly aiding the US moves to widen the […]

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Parliament urged to oppose proposed Red Sea mission

Monday, January 8th, 2024

By Shamindra Ferdinando  Courtesy The Island FSP questions feasibility of bankrupt country joining US military project The Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) yesterday (07) urged political parties in Parliament to oppose the Wickremesinghe-Rajapaksa government’s decision to join a US-led multinational coalition to protect commercial shipping in the Red Sea against continuing attacks by Yemen’s Houthi group. […]

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සත්‍ය සෙවීමේ කොමිසම් පනත:ආරක්ෂක හමුදා පාවාදෙන ඛෙදුම්වාදී මර උගුලක්

Monday, January 8th, 2024

වෛද්‍ය වසන්ත බණ්ඩාර මේ වන විට හිමාලයා ප්‍රකාශය මගින් දිගහැරෙන මාර්ග සිතියම අනුව ජනාධිපති රනිල් වික්‍රමසිංහ මහතා ඛෙදුම්වාදී දෙමළ දේශපාලන පක්ෂ නායකයින්ට 2023.12.21 දින ලබා දුන් පොරොන්දුව අකුරටම ඉටු කරමින් සත්‍ය සෙවීමේ සහ ප්‍රතිසන්ධාන කොමිසම් පනත ගැසට් පත්‍රයේ පළ කර ඇත. ජනාධිපතිවරයා එහිදී පොරොන්දු වූයේ එම පනත කෙසේහෝ 2024 ජනවාරි මාසයේදී සම්මත කරන බවය. ඊට […]

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Allied Warships Trickle Into Red Sea Coalition

Monday, January 8th, 2024

by John Konrad (gCaptain) INDIAN OCEAN (June 26, 2021) Sri Lanka Navy Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessel SLNS Gajabahu (P-626), right, and SLNS Sayurala (P-623) exercise divisional tactics alongside Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), June 26. In its 27th year, the CARAT series is comprised of multinational exercises, designed to enhance U.S. and […]

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Red Sea deployment: SLN still studying US proposal

Friday, January 5th, 2024

By Shamindra Ferdinando Courtesy The Island The Navy was still studying the possibility of sending a warship to the Red Sea in support of a recently launched US-led operation to thwart Houthi attacks on commercial shipping, sources said. Sources said that a thorough study was required before such a deployment could be made in a […]

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Sri Lanka Navy to ink MoU with US Nuclear Security Administration

Tuesday, January 2nd, 2024

Courtesy Adaderana The Sri Lanka Navy is slated to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Nuclear Security Administration of the United States regarding the prevention of illegal transportation of nuclear and other radioactive materials. The proposal presented by President Ranil Wickremesinghe, in his capacity as the Minister of Defence, to sign the […]

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Some religious leaders who have links with criminals criticize crackdown on criminals: Minister

Monday, December 25th, 2023

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Public Security Minister Tiran Alles said even some religious leaders who maintain links with organized criminal gangs act with hypocrisy making remarks critical of the police crackdown on criminals. Addressing a function in Homagama, he said politicians also indulge in such acts to demoralize the police.  This is to distract the […]

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Attempted trafficking of Lankans: NIA takes over probe

Friday, December 22nd, 2023

By Toby Antony Courtesy The New Indian Express In recent months, NIA has launched probes into multiple human trafficking incidents in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.  Express News Service KOCHI:  Suspecting links to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has launched a probe into two cases relating to the attempted human trafficking of […]

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’We’ll take care of you before seven Poya days’, underworld figure threatens Minister Alles

Thursday, December 21st, 2023

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, Dec.21 (Daily Mirror) Public Security Minister Tiran Alles has received a threatening call from an overseas underworld figure following a media briefing at the Presidential Media Centres on the progress of the island-wide special operation, Yukthiya” (Justice). Shortly after the briefing concluded, Minister Alles reportedly received an anonymous call, suspected […]

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Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict can’t be deported to UK: Centre

Tuesday, December 19th, 2023

Courtesy The New Indian Express Murugan is currently lodged in the special camp for foreigners in Tiruchy. He had applied for permission to travel abroad to be with his daughter in UK. Published: 19th December 2023 10:28 AM  |   Last Updated: 19th December 2023 10:28 AM  |  A+A A- By Express News Service CHENNAI: The centre has told Madras High Court it cannot […]

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යුක්තියෙන් පුද්ගලයින් 2,121ක් අත්අඩංගුවට – මිලියන 300ක මත්ද්‍රව්‍ය පොලිස් භාරයට

Monday, December 18th, 2023

උපුටා ගැන්ම  හිරු පුවත්

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ගෝනවල සුනිල් සහ සොත්ති උපාලි එක් වී යුද්ධයක් බවට පත් කළ මුල්කිරිගල ඡන්දය

Thursday, December 14th, 2023

Kaarige Channel Eka | Dharmasri Kariyawasam

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Sri Lankan Navy arrests six fishermen from Pudukottai district

Wednesday, December 13th, 2023

Courtesy The Hindu They have been taken to the Kankesanthurai naval base for interrogation, say sources Six fishermen from Pudukottai district were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy on Wednesday on the charge of trespassing into the territorial waters of the island nation. Coastal Security Group sources said the six fishermen set sail on board a mechanised […]

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SW asks if mishandling of Rambukkana incident led to May 09 violence

Tuesday, December 12th, 2023

By Shamindra Ferdinando Courtesy The Island Sarath Chairman of the Sectoral Oversight Committee (SOC) on National Security, Rear Admiral (retd.) Sarath Weerasekera yesterday (05) said that over a year after the killing of eight persons, including SLPP MP Amarakeerthi Atukorale and his police bodyguard and destruction of approximately 150 private properties the government was yet […]

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