Courtesy Adaderana The U.S. Department of Justice has on Friday charged an Iranian asset Farhad Shakeri,” who is accused in a plot to assassinate then-presidential candidate Donald Trump, and claim that he was also tasked with targeting Israeli tourists in Sri Lanka. The Justice Department on Friday announced federal charges in a thwarted Iranian plot […]

BY Apsara Rodrigo Courtesy The Morning The Police has been receiving daily requests for security protection from Israeli and European tourists, both in the form of in person visits to Police stations and calls to the dedicated hotline, and the Police has been providing physical security for each such request. These requests come from individual […]

උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා සී නිව්ස් තම සැමියා වූ විජය කුමාරතුංග මහතා දේශපාලන හේතූන් නිසා ඝාතනය කරන ලද ආකාරයෙන්ම තමන්වද ඝාතනය කිරීමේ කුමන්ත්‍රණයක් ඇත්දැයි සැකයක් පහළ වී ඇතැයි හිටපු ජනාධිපතිනි චන්ද‍්‍රිකා කුමාරතුංග මහත්මිය සදහන් කරයි. ඇය මේ බව සඳහන් කරන්නේ හිටපු ජනාධිපතිවරුන්ගේ ආරක්ෂක නිලධාරීන් අඩු කිරීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් මහජන ආරක්ෂක අමාත්‍යංශ ලේකම්වරයාට ලිපියක් යොමු කරමිනි. විශ්‍රාමික ජනාධිපතිවරුන්ගේ […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, November 05 (Daily Mirror) –  A tense situation arose between the security officers of Pastor Jerome Fernando and villagers of Nawalapitiya when Jerome arrived in the area to oversee the construction of a rehabilitation centre for children.  Villagers claimed that he was planning to build a religious facility instead. The […]

Courtesy Adaderana Sri Lanka’s Public Security Minister Vijitha Herath says that six individuals who allegedly acted in a manner that posed a threat to national security and the safety of tourists have been arrested, and that investigations are being carried out. A foreign national is also among the arrestees, the minister revealed. He stated that […]

Ministry of Defence  – Media Centre The Institute of National Security Studies (INSS), conducted a public lecture titled “Military Innovations and Its Contributions to National Security” today (Oct 24, 2024) at the Nandimithra Auditorium” of the Ministry of Defence at the Defence Headquarters Complex in Sri Jayawardenepura, Kotte. Senior Professor Ajith De Alwis, Professor of […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror The tourism sector has taken a hit due to security alerts issued by foreign embassies.  Pic Ishara Kodikara, AFP There is more to the Israeli presence in Sri Lanka than meets the eye. Also, there is more to Wednesday’s security alert than what the authorities and embassies claimed.  Given the questions […]

Courtesy Digital Journal  Sri Lanka deployed troops around a Jewish community centre in a popular surfing town after the US embassy warned a possible attack – Copyright AFP Arun SANKAR Sri Lanka deployed troops and increased police patrols around a Jewish community centre in a popular surfing town on Wednesday after the US embassy warned […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, October 24 (Daily Mirror) – With the government’s announcement yesterday regarding a potential attack targeting popular tourist locations in the Arugam Bay area, it is clear that the current government lacks experience and knowledge to handle situations of such nature, former Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said. Addressing the […]

Courtesy Hiru News Former Minister Kanchana Wijesekera questioned why the Sri Lankan government, which reportedly received information about a possible attack on October 7, did not inform the public or tighten security measures before the U.S. Embassy’s announcement. He expressed concerns that officials failed to share details regarding actions taken in response to the information […]

Courtesy Adaderana Israeli nationals visiting Sri Lanka, whether for tourism or other purposes, can now directly request assistance to ensure personal protection, according to Sri Lankan Police.  Visitors in need of assistance can contact the Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) in charge of the Tourist Range and Maritime Division, Mr. Damayantha Vijaya Sri, by […]

Courtesy Adaderana Public Security Minister Vijitha Herath says that the travel advisories issued by several foreign countries for Sri Lanka could be lifted within the next two to three days. Minister Herath stated this during a special press conference held in Colombo today (24), to brief on the steps taken following information received on possible […]

Courtesy Hiru News Public Security Minister Vijitha Herath announced that three individuals have been arrested in connection with intelligence reports regarding security threats to Israeli nationals in Sri Lanka. The minister revealed this information during a press conference focused on the ongoing investigations. Minister Herath stated that the arrested suspects are currently undergoing interrogation. He […]

Courtesy CBSNews Sri Lanka deployed troops and increased police patrols around a Jewish community center in a popular surfing town on Wednesday after the U.S. embassy warned American citizens of a possible attack on popular tourist sites in the area. The stepped-up security and warning came after social media posts called for a boycott of […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, October 23 (Daily Mirror) – A National Security Advisor should be reappointed to the country to prevent potential threats from terrorist groups, former Presidential advisor Sagala Rathnayaka said. Addressing the media today, he said that as the country’s tourism industry is growing, news of such threats could severely harm the […]

Courtesy Adaderana Sri Lanka’s security forces were reportedly fully aware of the information warning of a possible attack targeting popular tourist locations in the Arugam Bay area, as mentioned in the U.S. Embassy’s security alert for American citizens in Sri Lanka today (23).  Is it stated that consequently, steps were taken several days ago to […]

Courtesy Adaderana Sri Lanka’s Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Priyantha Weerasooriya stated that the security of all foreigners in the country has been assured and that diplomatic missions have been informed. He made these comments while addressing a special press conference today (23) at the Polonnaruwa SSP’s Office, regarding the security measures taken following […]

Courtesy Adaderana In connection with the official statement by Sri Lanka Police regarding the possible threat of attacks against foreign tourists in Arugam Bay, the Russian Embassy in Colombo has requested Russian citizens in Sri Lanka to remain vigilant and to avoid large gatherings. Meanwhile, the United Kingdom (UK) had also updated its travel advice […]

Courtesy Adaderana The United Kingdom (UK) has updated its travel advice for Sri Lanka based on the latest travel alert issued by the U.S. Embassy regarding potential threats in the Arugam Bay area. The U.S. Embassy in Colombo today issued a security alert for American citizens in Sri Lanka strongly advising them to avoid the […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Chinese Embassy in Colombo says that China is closely following the recent arrests of Chinese nationals in Sri Lanka for suspected online fraud and is supporting Sri Lankan law enforcement agencies in cracking down on them, while ensuring their rights and interests are protected in accordance with the law. Issuing a statement […]

Courtesy Adaderana The National Police Commission has approved the reappointment of former Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Shani Abeysekera in the Police Service on a contract basis for one year, with effect from today (10). Speculation has been rife that Abeysekara, who retired from the service 3 years ago, is expected to lead a new […]

උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා සී නිව්ස් පාස්කු ඉරිදා බෝම්බ ප්‍රහාරය පිළිබඳ පරීක්‍ෂණ කරන ලද ජනාධිපති විශේෂ කොමිසම් වාර්තාවේ පිටු අතුරුදහන් වූ බව කියන සිද්ධිය සම්බන්ධයෙන් රජය පරීක්ෂණයක් ආරම්භ කර ඇති බව අමාත්‍ය විජිත හේරත් මහතා අද ප්‍රකාශ කළේය. එම පරීක්ෂණවල කරුණු නුදුරේදීම හෙළි කරන බවද අමාත්‍ය මණ්ඩල තීරණ දැනුම් දීමේ මාධ්‍ය හමුවට එක්වෙමින් ඔහු පැවසුවේය. එම […]

Courtesy CNA Sri Lanka’s new government announced a probe on Tuesday (Oct 8) into the 2019 Easter bombings that killed 279 people, saying that previous investigations had failed to identify other culprits responsible for the country’s worst-ever attack against civilians. In the aftermath, officials blamed a local jihadist group for the suicide bombings on three […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Police Spokesman DIG Nihal Thalduwa has confirmed that the security detail for former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, which includes 50 Special Task Force (STF) personnel, will remain unchanged. However, he noted that the necessary number of personnel required for the former president’s security will be reviewed and allocated soon.

Ministry of Defence  – Media Centre A part of R.A. de Mel Mawatha in Kollupitiya Police area from St. Michael’s Roundabout to the Rotunda Roundabout along Temple Trees was closed for security reasons in 2005. After a lapse of 19 years, this stretch of road was opened to the public yesterday (Oct 04) with the […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Ministry of Defence has announced that all firearms and ammunition provided to civilians for self-defence will be acquired by the government and that they must be handed over to the relevant authorities before 07 November.  Furthermore, the Defence Ministry stated that they will be returned pending a review and consideration of the […]

Courtesy NewsIn.Asia Sept 26 (NewsWire) – Former CID Director Shani Abeysekara has made explosive revelations about the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks and the investigation that followed. Speaking at the launch of a book written by journalist Sunanda Deshapriya, Abeysekara detailed how military intelligence allegedly misled the CID during critical stages of the investigation and raised […]

උපුටා ගැන්ම  හිරු පුවත් තමන්ට ජීවිත තර්ජන එල්ල වී ඇති බැවින් සිය ආරක්ෂාව තහවුරු කරන ලෙස මිහින්තලා රජමහා විහාරාධිපති පූජ්‍ය වලවාහැංගුණුවැවේ ධම්මරතන හිමියන් පවසනවා. උන්වහන්සේ මේ බව සඳහන් කළේ ඒ සම්බන්ධයෙන් පැමිණිලි කිරීමට අපරාධ පරීක්ෂණ දෙපාර්තමේන්තුවට පැමිණි අවස්ථාවේදීයි. මිහින්තලා රජමහා විහාරාධිපති පූජ්‍ය වලවාහැංගුණුවැවේ ධම්මරතන හිමියන් සහ සුරකිමු ශ්‍රී ලංකා සංවිධානයේ සභාපති පූජ්‍ය පාහියංගල ආනන්ද සාගර […]

උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා සී නිව්ස් මාලිමාව යනු ජනතා විමුක්ති පෙරමුණ කියන යක්ෂයාට අටවාගත්ත දේව මූණක් යැයි නව මග ජාතික ව්‍යාපාරයේ ලේකම් අනිල් ශාන්ත ප්‍රනාන්දු පවසයි. මාලිමාව බලයට පැමිණිමට පෙරම ආගමික ප්‍රචණ්ඩත්වය, භාෂණය සහ ප්‍රකාශනය අයිතියට බාධා කරන බවද ඔහු සඳහන් කළේය. ඔහු මේ බව කියා සිටියේ බොරැල්ලේ පැවැති මාධ්‍ය හමුවකට සහභාගී වෙමිනි. මෙහිදී වැඩිදුරටත් අදහස් […]

Courtesy Adaderana The United States’ Department of State has updated its travel advisory for Sri Lanka urging citizens to exercise caution in view of the upcoming presidential election. The advisory highlights that since Sri Lanka is set to hold presidential elections on September 21, 2024, demonstrations could occur before, during, or after the election.  In […]