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The United Kingdom (UK) has sought assistance from the Sri Lankan government to prevent Sri Lankans from coming to Britain as illegal immigrants.
British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Sarah Hulton who met Public Security Minister Tiran Alles recently requested the Minister to cooperate in preventing illegal Sri Lankan immigrants from coming to Britain.
The meeting was also attended by UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Director Ben Mellor who was visiting Sri Lanka.
The current situation in the country was also discussed during the meeting.
The Public Security Ministry said that a long discussion on the Prevention of Terrorism Act was also held.
Highlighting the recently introduced new laws in Britain, the minister pointed out that the introduction of these laws is necessary to maintain law and order in the country.
Meanwhile, Mr Mellor inquired from the minister on four suspects arrested under the Prevention of Terrorism Act.
The Minister informed the officials that all four of them were suspects in connection with the Easter Sunday bomb attacks and that they were arrested and brought before the law according to the PTA that existed at that time.
Minister Alles further pointed out that the proposed new anti-terrorism law should be balanced to maintain law and order.
Also, the British High Commissioner informed the Minister that a training workshop on the use of rules and regulations will be organized for the officers of the Sri Lankan Police through Zoom conferencing. (Darshana Sanjeewa Balasuriya)
A Sunday, 28 May 2023 12:25 PM
Did The English get permission or illegally invaded Sri lanka for many years.??...
Brit Sunday, 28 May 2023 12:45 PM
You are right, but we learned from our history. Did you too?
European Sunday, 28 May 2023 12:53 PM
Do you have any idea how much money former colonial countries like the UK, Portugal and Holland donates to Sri Lanka ever year? Millions of dollars with no strings attached. Financial help all paid by European taxpayers for development of agriculture, industry etc.
good point Sunday, 28 May 2023 12:54 PM
very good point
Iranian Sunday, 28 May 2023 03:06 PM
Britain invaded over twenty countries, killed thousands of people and stole the wealth back to Britain. To maintain this criminal enterprise for 150 to 200 years, Britain recruited and used OVER ONE MILLION INDIANS, AT ANY TIME , AS THE “BRAINLESS AND HEARTLESS” KILLER FORCE.
Mandayan Sunday, 28 May 2023 04:17 PM
Is that why we are sending our guys there?
Sivalingam Sunday, 28 May 2023 12:47 PM
While supremacist Colonial invaders still think SL people are their slaves.
B Sunday, 28 May 2023 01:30 PM
@A- see a shrink please.
It is a disgrace to Sri Lanka to allow the British request to train Sri Lankan police personnel Sunday, 28 May 2023 02:50 PM
What a joke Britain is organising a training course for the Sri Lankan Police. What is the Sri Lankan Ambassador to Britain doing there? Can’t the Sri Lankan Ambassador inform Colombo about the corruptions and crimes being committed by the British policemen and policewomen. After denying for decades that their police force is filled with murderers, thieves and sex offenders; at last the British government is forced to accept that they have been wrong all along. Right now in the London police ( Metropolitan Police/Scotland Yard) over one thousand policemen and policewomen are under investigation for serious crimes they have committed over many years, crimes include murders,rapes,torture and robbery. Actually this is just a tip of the iceberg of the serious crime within the British Police.Sri Lankan policemen are corrupt, they beat up civilians and take bribes.But the horrendous nature of the crimes committed by the British police belongs entirely to a different frightening level.
Lokka Sunday, 28 May 2023 03:46 PM
Asked to deport all refugees to Sri Lanka
Ari Sunday, 28 May 2023 06:49 PM
Perhaps Sri Lanka should organise a workshop and training session for the Brits on ways and means to return treasures looted from our country during the colonial Era.
Brit Sunday, 28 May 2023 07:51 PM
I am sure you will all take the first flight Colombo- Heathrow if there was no visa required.
Tourist Sunday, 28 May 2023 08:13 PM
Ari: please return my dollars looted at the Colombo airport for visa and even for leaving Sri Lanka. And my dollars looted at every tourist attraction, restaurants, hotels in Sri Lanka. And my robbed purse, my robbed clothes( in my Colombo hotel) Thank you.
Shirin Sunday, 28 May 2023 09:36 PM
@ European, you must have graduated from one of Amsterdam red light district universities in toilet cleaning.
Fintcom Sunday, 28 May 2023 11:33 PM
Ranil with the help of the US and its allies re-formed the Tamil LTTE TERRORISM in SRI LANKA, therefore, the PTA is inevitable. Any replacement should be determined by the Sri Lankan Buddhist administrators but not by Ranil or by the international community.
Perera Monday, 29 May 2023 12:22 PM
EWTF| Has the Buddhist administrators got to do with anything? It is the Sri Lankan administration. Are you a mouthpiece of the terrorist xenophobe Gnanafsara. Religion is one thing and politics is another. The two should never mix.
Mandayan Monday, 29 May 2023 12:13 AM
Britain Sky news reported lot of malpractices in work permits couple of days ago. If the minister doesn’t do enough then this program will not be available to Sri Lanka. Note that Sri Lanka was excluded from the commonwealth countries 2 year visa program for under 28 on the same issue. Politicians were interested in commission at that time from scammers and ignored the warning and same thing may be happening now. Those who wants to know this news: YouTube and search for fake families smuggled in to UK
Love LK Monday, 29 May 2023 01:02 AM
This can be a joke of this year...can you expect any help from this government when it's suffering from dollars shortage..it needs more people go out and more people work abroad to bring more dollars..what should British do is to give more and more help to Sri Lanka to eradicate power and unemployment so that no one will dare to go their country
You got what you deserved.... Monday, 29 May 2023 07:19 AM
Ha ha, what a joke: All the terrorists and their supporters are welcomed in the UK for their 'donations and votes'.....by the UK parliamentarians. :) Tell them to stop those who used the war as an excuse to gain access to their UK. Can they????????
DW Monday, 29 May 2023 07:54 AM
It is Sri Lankans themselves who destroyed the country not the British because Sri Lanka was in a far better position than Singapore when the British left 70 odd years ago. More the Sri Lankans blame the British, better for the corrupt Sri Lankan officials.
Punchi Monday, 29 May 2023 08:00 AM
The Muslim Turks had an empire that was characterised by benign neglect and as a result were defeated and lost their empire. conversely Britain bequeathed a language, educational systems and institutions that benefited us and have a British led commonwealth association that even Mozambique, Ruwanda, Gabon and Toga joined. Also I have numerous artifacts plundered from temples and houses in the North that were sold on the pavements of Pettah and antique shops in the south
Ceylonese Monday, 29 May 2023 08:47 AM
If the British did not invade Sri Lanka and build all the infrastructue like roads, railways, bridges etc that are still standing for over a hundred years as well as opened tea plantations which is our main foreign exchange earner for over a century Sri Lanka would still remain an under developed nation long time ago.
Anil Monday, 29 May 2023 09:46 AM
And our politicians are looting all monies paid to us by the countries who colonized us. If Sri Lanka was still colonized we would have been better off. We have become a bankrupt failed state.
Anil Monday, 29 May 2023 09:46 AM
And our politicians are looting all monies paid to us by the countries who colonized us. If Sri Lanka was still colonized we would have been better off. We have become a bankrupt failed state.
Modern Historian Monday, 29 May 2023 09:58 AM
Srilankans are very good in quoting the history to suit themselves but never do a soul searching. Physician heal thyself.
Thavarajah Monday, 29 May 2023 11:20 AM
@ Punchi, you must have been “ buggered” by Christian priests when you were growing up in upcountry coolies houses in tea estate.
Senthil Monday, 29 May 2023 11:25 AM
@ Celonese , you disgraceful Christian convert from the low caste, when the white invaders arrived they had to fight our armies, that means what we had our own rulers and an organised society. How many Hindu temples Portuguese destroyed in Jaffna ? What happened to the last king of Jaffna ?
G T Monday, 29 May 2023 11:35 AM
@ Punchi and Ceylonese: your ancestors sold their identity and their bodies to the White Men who invaded our land. The invaders converted your people into Christianity and used them to spy on the Buddhists, Hindus, and Muslims. Now you are continuing the work of your ancestors. We will never accept you as full Sri Lankans at all.
These are facts Monday, 29 May 2023 11:43 AM
@ Celonese: you are the 70 year old tea estate born ,Indian Tamil, converted Christian and a cousin of estate Tamil Christian MP Summanthiran. Keep worshipping your white masters who brought your grand parents in chain to Sri Lankan tea estates.
DOT Monday, 29 May 2023 01:02 PM
Ok. Lets NOT discuss what was happen 75 years before!
Indian visiting Sri Lanka Monday, 29 May 2023 02:59 PM
No Asian paper would allow comments justifying white invasion of the non white world. Comments by Christian Converts like Punchi would have brought anti Christian riots in many Asian countries, here in Sri Lanka it is being accepted as normal.
Ceylonese Tuesday, 30 May 2023 05:09 AM
I am not a Sinhalese, Tamil a Burgher or an Indian Tamil and left Sri Lanka 36 years ago with my family when I realized the country was heading in the wrong direction thanks to the politicians who have helped to make Sri Lanka a Miserable Country according to an international report released recently
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