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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 Uditha Devapriya, Omar Rajarathnam, and Mandana Ismail Courtesy The Diplomat The confusion surrounding the Arugam Bay incident underscores the complexities of Sri Lanka’s tourism industry and the geopolitics that have engulfed the island in recent years. November 05, 2024 On Wednesday, October 23, barely a month after Sri Lanka elected a new president, the U.S. Embassy in […]

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 […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) has informed the Colombo Magistrate’s Court that two suspects, who were arrested in relation to the investigations carried out according to the intelligence received regarding a plan to launch a terrorist attack targeting a tourist attraction in Sri Lanka, will be detained further for interrogations. The investigation officers […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

 CHATURANGA PRADEEP SAMARAWICKRAMA  Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, July 22 (Daily Mirror) – Considering their speeches on political stages about the Easter Sunday bomb attacks, all these political leaders should be in prison and have no moral right to preach or talk about the incident, Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General Secretary Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Fifteen years after the death of Velupillai Prabhakaran, the leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the end of Sri Lanka’s war, the family of LTTE leader warns about a major fraud carried out by sections of the Tamil diaspora defrauding millions of dollars from Tamil around the […]

 SUSITHA FERNANDO  Courtesy The Daily Mirror  Karthic Manoharan It was through the Danish TV and the news. It was revealed that my uncle’s family was dead. But after that, I think two weeks later, we had a phone call. I think this call was from Malaysia or somewhere else and the informant said that my […]

Courtesy Adaderana The UK Proscribed Organisations Appeals Commission has rejected the appeal made by the Transitional Government of Tamil Eelam (TGTE) to lift the proscription on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as a terrorist organisation in Britain. Sri Lanka’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry stated that accordingly, the UK will continue to […]

AUTHOR : KABIR TANEJA  Originally Published India Today Courtesy Observer Research Foundatation ISIS, as an ideology and group, has also attracted many crossovers: ideologically radicalised, predominantly youth, leaving behind more regional and hyper-local entities to join ISIS’s brand of pan-globalist jihad is a trend that continues even today. The past half a decade has been tumultuous. A […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Velupillai Manoharan, the elder brother of LTTE founder leader Velupillai Prabhakaran, has come forward to denounce a scam targeting the Tamil diaspora and revealed that a group within the diaspora has been deceiving unsuspecting individuals by falsely claiming that Prabhakaran and some family members are still alive. “My brother Prabhakaran and […]

Books Radical Islam is an enduring global challenge that presents a national and international security threat. Instigation by hate preachers, inadequate government, societal attention, and religious and reciprocal radicalization have allowed this threat to manifest into terrorist violence. Extremist ideologies have infiltrated religious, educational, and digital spaces, and thus, terrorism’s shadow continues to shroud the […]

by Chandre Dharmawardana, Ottawa, Ontario Courtesy The Island The Memorial in Brampton, Ontario to mark an alleged genocide of Sri Lankan Tamils The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Sri Lanka has rejected the allegation of a so-called genocide” in Sri Lanka made by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on 18 May 2024. Canadian leaders do […]

By Rathindra Kuruwita Courtesy The Diplomat The arrest of four Sri Lankan ISIS operatives in India underscores the persisting threat posed by Islamist extremism in the country. May 27, 2024 On May 20, the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) arrested four Sri Lankans suspected to be Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorists, at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested four ISIS terrorists, all of whom are Sri Lankan nationals, at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, Indian media reported today. The Gujarat ATS has taken the suspects to an undisclosed location for intensive questioning, reported TV9 Gujarati. The precise motive behind their presence at […]

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උපුටා ගැන්ම  ලංකා ලීඩර් මෙරට යුද ගැටුම්වල තීරණාත්මක ස්ථානයක් වූ වෙල්ලමුල්ලිවයිකාල් සිහිකරමින් වැල්ලවත්ත වෙරළ තීරයේදී පිරිසක් විසින් අද (18) උදෑසන සැමරුමක් සංවිධානය කර තිබුණි. එම ස්ථානයට පැමිණි තවත් පිරිසක් එම සැමරුමට විරෝධය පළකර තිබේ. එහිදී විරෝධය පළකළ සිවිල් සංවිධාන ක්‍රියාකාරිකයෙකුව පොලීසිය විසින් අත්අඩංගුවට ගනු ලැබීය.