Month: April 2019

By Sujeeva Nivunhella in London British Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, said that the Metropolitan Police counter-terrorism command has sent a team of specialists to Sri Lanka, including family liaison officers, to support the families of British victims and assist with the repatriation of British nationals killed in the bomb attacks in Colombo. A recent program run by Interpol involved the… Continue reading "Metropolitan Police counter-terrorism team in Sri Lanka"

49 knives have been recovered in Maskeliya Anafi Jumma Mosque and taken into police custody today (27). The storekeeper of the mosque has been arrested.  A search party by the Maskeliya Police was able to recover these weapons, along with three axes in the storeroom of the above mosque.  Negombo Dep. Mayor arrested; sword found! Deputy Mayor of Negombo, Sri… Continue reading "49 knives recovered in a mosque at Maskeliya"

Fifteen Bodies Comprising Six Men, Three Women and Six Children Recovered From House in Saainthamarudhu After Prolonged Shoot -out Between Two Gunmen and Security Forces The bodies of 15 people, including six children, were discovered from the site of a severe overnight gun battle on the east coast of Sri Lanka on Saturday, the military said, six days after suicide… Continue reading "After Prolonged Shoot -out Between Two Gunmen and Security Forces"

After three successive days of numbness, fear, anxiety, trauma, devastating sadness and anger I pen these thoughts. I do not have any ‘rational’ explanation for the horror that we are experiencing. I do however feel compelled to explain how I feel. In that effort, I hope I can contribute to the several conversations that are unfolding in response to the… Continue reading "Easter Sunday Attacks: A personal reflection"

Security authorities have extracted vital information from the terrorist suspects arrested in connection with the series bombings on Easter Sunday. A person arrested in Dambulla has been identified as the second-in-command of the terror network operated by Thowheed Jama’at. Investigations have also revealed that military training for the assailants was provided by a person called Army Mohideen while weapons training… Continue reading "Vital info on terror attacks revealed by arrested suspects"

Shri Kanaga Thurkkai Amman Temple                                                                    5 Chapel Road, Ealing, London W13 9AE.                               … Continue reading "A Special Poojah – in memory of all those who lost their lives on Easter Sunday services"

Prior Information on Possible Attacks Was Available With Authorities But “Neither I nor Ministers Were Kept Informed” Says Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in Statement Deflecting Blame Deftly on President Sirisena. By Meera Srinivasan The government ordered an immediate nationwide curfew “until further notice”, and a “temporary” social media ban. Prior information on possible attacks was available with Sri Lankan authorities ahead… Continue reading "Neither I nor Ministers Were Kept Informed Says Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe"

A British mother and son were killed while eating breakfast at a five-star Sri Lankan hotel as a string of suicide bombs ripped through the country on Easter Sunday, killing more than 200 people. Alex Nicholson, 11, his mother, Anita, 42, were killed while dining at the second-floor restaurant in the Shangri La hotel in the country’s capital, Colombo, on Sunday… Continue reading "Sri Lanka attack victims: British mother and son killed while Labour MP’s relative also among dead"

The UNP rejected a claim by Opposition leader Mahinda Rajapaksa that a planned coup in the UNP had been scuttled due to it being revealed too soon. Rajapaksa made the claim after visiting the Sri Muththu Mariamman Kovil at Hawaeliya in Nuwara Eliya yesterday. A senior UNP Minister said that coup theories would be heard more often in the coming… Continue reading "UNP quashes Mahinda’s coup theory,"

The candidate nominated by the United National Party (UNP) will win the next presidential election with an overwhelming majority, Finance Minister, Mangala Samaraweera, predicted. “It is the die-hard UNP membership that will name the next presidential candidate later this year, and no one can prevent the our party from securing the largest landslide victory”, the Minister said, after viewing a… Continue reading "UNP nominee will win next presidential election with an overwhelming majority – Mangala"

https://uk.video.search.yahoo.com/search/video;_ylt=AwrGHTZuFrxcsZMA6E92BQx.?fr=mcafee&fr2=piv-web&p=EXPLOSION+IN+COLOMBO&vage=day#id=10&vid=9803d650bd5d2701edefbf41ed0ffc3d&action=view Multiple explosions in Colombo and other parts of Sri Lanka, reports Sri Lankan media. Sri Lanka was rocked by multiple explosions, including two churches on Easter Sunday, a police spokesman said. One of the explosions was a St Anthony’s Church in Kochchikade of the capital, Colombo. Another church in Katuwapitiya, katana was also hit. Police also reported explosions at… Continue reading "Six Explosions were reported this morning at three Churches and three five-star Hotels in Colombo"

Despite no longer being in Canada, a Sri Lankan national who had his murder charge stayed because of unreasonable delays in his trial isn’t done with the Quebec justice system just yet. Canada’s highest court ruled Wednesday the murder case of Sivaloganathan Thanabalasingham should be sent back to the Quebec Court of Appeal. In 2017, Thanabalasingham avoided trial for the… Continue reading "Supreme Court sends case of deported Sri Lankan accused in wife’s slaying back to Quebec appeal court"