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Sri Lanka cabinet nod for India-funded ID card project; proposal sent to Indian HC: State Min

The project has been long dragged due to data breach concerns

July 8, 2024 3 min read

Sri Lanka Navy recruiting cadre to safeguard country’s Exclusive Economic Zone

"We need to strengthen both navy and the air force. We are in a strategic position globally."

June 27, 2024 2 min read

Sri Lanka Police try humour to get message across social media

A series of tweets with popular culture references

June 7, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka Bar calls for police minister to be replaced

Minister's statement perpetuates dangerous misconception that justice can be administered arbitrarily

April 29, 2024 3 min read
Sri Lanka's wartime sexual violence victims denied justice: UN report

Rights groups have long demanded justice for victims since end of war

Sri Lanka to complete SOP for foreign research vessels in two months: Minister

India, U.S. have raised concerns over arrivals of two Chinese research vessels within 14 months

Police probing alleged assault by cops of autistic teenager in Dharga town

The Police are investigating the alleged assault of an autistic 14-year old boy at Dharga Town, Aluthgama, by Policemen ...

Imesh Ranasinghe
June 4, 2020 3 min read

DMC gearing up to deal with floods, COVID 19 and Dengue this monsoon season

Sri Lanka Disaster Management Centre has laid out detailed plans and is ready to face any challenges in the upcoming mon...

Chanka Jayasinghe
June 3, 2020 3 min read

President appoints military-led task force to create a "disciplined, lawful society"

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed a Task Force entrusted with creating “a virtuous, disciplined and lawful so...

June 3, 2020 3 min read

President wants drug kingpins operating behind prison walls curbed

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa wants to put a stop to criminal activities operated by underworld kingpins from within pris...

June 2, 2020 1 min read

Residents complain SLPP activists accompanied by police collecting personal data?

Questions are being raised over a door-to-door survey being conducted by Police in the City of Colombo and its suburbs o...

Arjuna Ranawana
June 2, 2020 2 min read

Curfew from 10 pm to 4 am islandwide from tomorrow, travel ban for Colombo and Gampaha remains

Curfew hours are further relaxed from tomorrow but travel restrictions remain in place for the Colombo and Gampaha distr...

May 25, 2020 1 min read

Justice for Easter Sunday and Justice for Hejaaz: A Christian perspective

There must be justice for Easter Sunday, but there must also be justice for Hejaaz and others subjected to arbitrary arr...

Ruki Fernando
May 24, 2020 8 min read
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Island-wide daytime curfews lifted from Tuesday - Presidential Secretariat

The island-wide curfew will be lifted at 4 am and reimposed at 10 pm from Tuesday,  May 26, the Presidential Secretaria...

May 23, 2020 1 min read
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Eleventh anniversary of the end of the seperatist war today

The annual remembrance ceremony for the fallen servicemen in the Armed Forces, Police and Civil Security Department will...

May 19, 2020 1 min read

Navy refutes stories that it is withdrawing from public duties

The Sri Lanka Navy is debunking stories that it is to temporarily withdraw from COVID-19 prevention duties as well as ro...

May 6, 2020 1 min read
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Former MPs question the deployment of the Army around Parliament

Two former Members of Parliament have written to the Secretary-General of Parliament questioning why the Armed Forces ha...

April 26, 2020 2 min read

Cabinet nod for new Act to grant immunity to Intelligence Officers

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to draft a Bill called the National Intelligence Act to protect the dut...

Imesh Ranasinghe
January 15, 2020 2 min read

Zaharan's mosque to become a Harmony Centre

The Mosque in Kattankudy where National Towheed Jamaat (NTJ) leader Zaharan Cassim breathed fire to his followers is to ...

Arjuna Ranawana
January 14, 2020 2 min read

SriLankan alters flight routes to avoid Iran, Iraq airspace

National carrier SriLankan Airlines has altered its Colombo-London-Colombo flight route in view of raised tensions in th...

January 8, 2020 1 min read

Police Media Division re-established

The Police Media Division (SLPMD) has been re-established under a new police media spokesman, Police Headquarters said.

Nisali De Silva
January 2, 2020 1 min read

Eknaligoda disappearance trial to begin Feb 20

The trial of 10 Military Intelligence officers over the alleged enforced disappearance of journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda...

December 18, 2019 1 min read

63 senior Army Officers promoted

The President upon the recommendation of Army Commander Shavendra Silva has promoted a total of 63 Army Officers to thei...

December 17, 2019 1 min read

Mahinda pledges to safeguard country

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is pledging that his government will ensure the threat to “our national sovereignty a...

December 13, 2019 3 min read

Intelligence plays vital role in monitoring LTTE remnants, extremist groups - Def Secy

Defence Secretary Kamal Gunaratne said intelligence agencies have a vital role to play in keeping tabs on the LTTE which...

December 13, 2019 2 min read

Switzerland helping pro-LTTE diaspora - Def Secy

Sri Lanka’s Secretary to the Ministry of Defense Maj. General (Rtd) Kamal Guneratne is accusing the Swiss authorities ...

December 9, 2019 2 min read