Courtesy Adaderana A total of 21 people who were arrested over the protest at Pengiriwatte Road, Mirihana yesterday have been produced before the Gangodawila Magistrate’s Court today. According to Ada Derana correspondent, 15 of them were granted bail while six others were placed under remand custody until the 04th of April.

Courtesy Adaderana Police curfew has been imposed in several parts of Colombo and suburbs with immediate effect, the Sri Lanka’s police chief announced. The Inspector General of Police (IGP) C. D. Wickramaratne said curfew has been imposed within Colombo North, Colombo South, Colombo Central and Nugegoda Police Divisions until further notice.  He said police curfew […]

Courtesy Adaderana UPDATE: (10.28 p.m.) – Police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse the protesters gathered near the Pengiriwatta Mawatha in Mirihana, which leads to the President’s residence.  Riot police had resorted to using tear gas and water cannons on the protesters as the agitation turned violent with stones and other objects being hurled […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) today revealed that the government had entered into five defence agreements with India in line with the recently obtained US$1 billion credit facility, despite claims that no condition had been laid down in the credit line. Former JVP MP Sunil Handunnetti told a news conference that […]

Courtesy Adaderana All 88 volumes with proceedings, final report and witness records of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) which probed the Easter Sunday terror attacks have been handed over to the Speaker of Parliament. The complete 88-volume report of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry was presented to Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena by the President’s […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror An investigation has revealed that a controversial tweet by Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP Shanakiyan Rasamanickam about an alleged abduction attempt in Kalmunai, was false and misleading, Police Headquarters issuing a statement said.  On Thursday, MP Rasamanickam taking to his Twitter account reported an alleged abduction of a member of a […]

By Hiruni De Silva Courtesy Ceylon Today-Hiruni De Silva is a Sri Lankan Counter-Terrorism Analyst. The teardrop island of Asia in the Indian Ocean is used as a pawn on the geopolitical chess board. After the misery of its 30-year bloodthirsty war, exhausted since 2009, Sri Lanka now suffers its aftermath.  At present Sri Lanka […]

Courtesy The Island HC Navaratne responds to Ontario’s politico’s allegation 140,000 killed in Vanni war Sri Lanka has pointed out flaws in the process adopted by the Geneva-based United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to pursue unsubstantiated war crimes accusations, which paved the way for the 2015 accountability resolution. In spite of serious concerns expressed […]

Courtesy Adaderana Sri Lanka today slammed the World Report 2022” compiled by the Human Rights Watch, stating that it depicts an exaggerated and unduly negative picture of the current human rights situation in the country. In a statement, the Foreign Ministry noted that Sri Lanka Lanka follows a policy of constructive engagement with the international […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Former IGP Pujitha Jayasundera had given a prior warning about the Easter Sunday attacks on Catholic Churches to four of the top police officers including DIG Western Police and to the DIG-in-charge of the STF, Senior DIG Deshabandu Tennakoon said today before the trial-at-bar at the Colombo High Court. DIG Tennakoon […]

By Shamindra Ferdinando Courtesy The Island Dastardly conspiracy gradually unfolding’ Declaring that 2019 Easter Sunday carnage couldn’t be blamed on Muslim extremists alone, the Archbishop of Colombo Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith yesterday (14) questioned the failure on the part of the government to at least implement the recommendations made by the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) and […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Public Security Minister Sarath Weerasekara said today there was a main conspirator behind the incidents where hand grenades were placed at a private hospital in Narahenpita and at the Borella All Saints’ Church premises. He told reporters that in both instances, it was the same person who placed the bombs, who […]

Interpol Suspected terrorists and foreign fighters among arrests during INTERPOL-coordinated operation COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Boosting the ability of frontline border officers to detect travelers as potential terrorists was the focus of a counter- terrorism (CT) and border management operation led by INTERPOL across Sri Lanka. Codenamed Operation Flycatcher II, the five-day (8 – 12 […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror A hand grenade was found at the Borella All Saints’ Church premises by the STF this evening. Three suspects have been arrested in connection with the incident. Steps were being taken to defuse the ordinance, police said.

Rajiv Malhotra Official Shocking state of affairs in Tamilnadu due to Muslin extremism In the backdrop of the terror attacks by Islamic fundamentalists in Sri Lanka, we take a look at the vulnerabilities in Tamil Nadu. The National Tawheed Jamath with sympathies towards the ISIS has been declared as the perpetrator of the Sri Lankan […]

Courtesy Pakistan Observer RAWALPINDI – Taking note of the heinous lynching of a Sri Lankan citizen at Sialkot, the Corps Commanders Conference unequivocally affirmed zero tolerance for such elements so as to eradicate extremism & terrorism from the country. Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa chaired the meeting where global, regional and […]

Courtesy ELGAS (Australia) The soapy water leak test allows for tell-tale gas leak soap bubbles that are indicative of a gas leak. You just coat all of the gas transmission gear (pipes, hoses & valves) with soapy water and then pressurise the system. If you see gas leak soap bubbles or smell rotten eggs, you […]

Courtesy News18 Exercise Dosti was initiated in 1991 between the Indian and the Maldives’ coast guards. (Image for representation only: Reuters) Indian Coast Guard vessels Vajra and Apoorva have been deployed for the exercise. The coast guards of India, the Maldives and Sri Lanka are currently conducting a five-day military exercise to enhance interoperability and […]

Courtesy Hiru News A stock of high explosives smuggled from India has been seized by the Police Special Task Force (STF) following a intelligence information received by the Navy. The STF arrested a person with a stock of illegal high explosives during a search operation conducted in the Shanthipuram beach area in Mannar today (20). […]

By Shamindra Ferdinando Courtesy The Island General Shavendra Silva’s recently concluded visit (Oct 23 to Oct 30) to Russia should be examined against the backdrop of an unprecedented travel ban by the United States on the Sri Lanka Army Commander over hearsay war crimes accusations, including extrajudicial killings, during the last phase of the Vanni […]

Meera Srinivasan Courtesy The Hindu Reaction to the recent Pentagon report on military developments involving China Reactingsharply to a Pentagon report on security developments involving China, flagging the Asian giant’s likely consideration” of overseas military bases in countries such as Sri Lanka, the Chinese Embassy in Colombo accused the United States of widespread military occupation. […]

Written by Zulfick Farzan Courtesy News 1st COLOMBO (News 1st); The two suspects, including a US Citizen, who were arrested from Theldeniya, Digana for the possession of multiple weapons were remanded to the 15th of November when they were produced in Court on Monday (1). Sri Lanka Police arrested two men for the possession of […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Former President Maithripala Sirisena and those who were in the security establishments only tried to ensure their own safety when they received prior warnings on impending Easter Sunday attacks , Archbishop of Colombo His Eminence Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith said.  Cardinal Ranjith who visited the residence of a native of Katuwapitiya who […]

The Victorian Trades Hall Council’s (VTHC) Occupational Health and Safety Unit. Nanotechnology is the generic name given to the production or use of very small, or ‘nano’ particles. These are particles that are less than one hundred nanometres or about one thousandth the width of a human hair. A nanometre is one billionth of a metre. […]

Courtesy Adaderana Director of the State Intelligence Service (SIS), Major General Suresh Sallay has filed a complaint with the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) regarding the allegations made by Father Cyril Gamini and several others pertaining to the Easter Sunday attacks.  The complaint refers to the statements made by Rev. Fr. Cyril Gamini Fernando, who is […]

Courtesy NewsIn.Asia Colombo, October 24 (newsin.asia): Six ships of the Indian Navy’s First Training Squadron arrived at Colombo and Trincomalee on October 24 for a training session with the Sri Lanka Navy. These ships are helmed by Capt. Aftab Ahmed Khan, Senior Officer of the First Training Squadron, the Indian High Commission said. The visit […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had told him that it was not possible to implement every recommendation that has been made by the Presidential Commission which probed the Easter Sunday attacks, Archbishop of Colombo His Eminence Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith said. The Cardinal called for the support of international community to find out the […]

By Toby Antony Express News Service courtesy The New Indian Express The case related to the seizure of AK 47 rifles and ammunition was first registered at Vizhinjam police station which was later taken over by NIA. KOCHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has sought information about suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) members from Sri […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Thushan Gunawardena, the former Executive Director of the Consumer Affairs Authority has lodged a complaint with the Kirulapone Police regarding suspicious behavior by an unidentified group in a white van near his house. In his complaint, he claimed that the suspicious white van had arrived last Thursday morning. He said that […]

Courtesy NDTV Regarding concerns on Colombo’s ties with China, the Sri Lankan President said to Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla that he would not allow Sri Lanka to be used for activity that could threaten India’s security. Colombo:  Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Tuesday assured India that his country would not be allowed to be […]