COLOMBO (News 1st): Former Director of the State Intelligence Service, Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena, who was on compulsory leave, has been dismissed from the police service with immediate effect.The decision was made by the National Police Commission.Commission Chairman Lalith Ekanayake said that...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Minister of Public Security Ananda Wijepala says, Pillayan had prior knowledge about the 2019 Easter Attacks while he was being held at the Batticaloa Prison. This statement was made by the minister today in parliament, as he explained the progress of the Easter Sunday inves...

Colombo (News 1st); Colombo Additional Magistrate Pasan Amarasekara ordered the discharge of 12 individuals following a report submitted to the court by the Terrorism Investigation Division on December 11, 2020.The suspects were taken into custody, held under detention orders for the purpose of inve...

COLOMBO (News 1st);  The High Court of Kalmunai on Thursday (8) heard a case filed against Fathima Hadia, the widow of Zahran Hashim, the leader of the group behind the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings.The proceedings took place before High Court Judge Jayaram Trotsky.During the hearing, Fathima Had...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, leader of the United National Party, speaking to supportersdisclosed details about the international response following the Easter bombings in Sri Lanka.Speaking on the matter, Wickremesinghe revealed that then-President of the United States...