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LNP - Navy arrests 32 Indian fishermen, five boats seized Crime

LNP - Navy arrests 32 Indian fishermen, five boats seized

The Sri Lankan Navy has arrested 32 fishermen from Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) and fishing…

23 Feb 2025
LNP - Girlfriend of Ganemulla Sanjeewa’s killer arreste Crime

LNP - Girlfriend of Ganemulla Sanjeewa’s killer arreste

Maharagama Police have arrested a woman believed to be the girlfriend of the shooter who carried out the assassination of notorious underworld figure Sanjeewa…

21 Feb 2025
LNP - One person killed in Kotahena shooting; Suspects arrested Crime

LNP - One person killed in Kotahena shooting; Suspects arrested

An individual was shot and killed by a gunman who had arrived on a motorcycle with another accomplice at Galpoththa Junction in Kotahena this evening (21),…

21 Feb 2025
LNP - Gold price hits record high in global market Crime

LNP - Gold price hits record high in global market

The spot gold price is trading at record highs and targets the psychological $3000 mark amid flight-to-safety inflows due to growing uncertainties regarding…

21 Feb 2025
LNP - OnmaxDT database operator arrested in Dubai and brought to Sri Lanka Crime

LNP - OnmaxDT database operator arrested in Dubai and brought to Sri Lanka

An individual named Gayan Wickramathilake, who allegedly maintained the ‘OnmaxDT’ database, has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in…

21 Feb 2025
LNP - Speaker tables report on MP Ramanathan Archchuna’s conduct Crime

LNP - Speaker tables report on MP Ramanathan Archchuna’s conduct

The Speaker of the Parliament Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne announced to the House that the report of the committee appointed to investigate the conduct of Jaffna…

21 Feb 2025
LNP - ‘Ganemulla Sanjeewa’ murder a Rs. 15 million contract - killer confesses Crime

LNP - ‘Ganemulla Sanjeewa’ murder a Rs. 15 million contract - killer confesses

The suspect arrested in connection with the assassination of the notorious drug trafficker and criminal gang leader Sanjeewa Kumara Samararatne, alias…

20 Feb 2025
LNP - Policeman arrested over links with woman wanted in ‘Ganemulla Sanjeewa’ murde Crime

LNP - Policeman arrested over links with woman wanted in ‘Ganemulla Sanjeewa’ murde

A police officer attached to the Negombo Police Station has been arrested over his alleged links with the female suspect wanted in connection with the murder…

20 Feb 2025
LNP - Hulfsdorp gunman identified as Samindu Dilshan Piyumanga Kandanaarachchi: Minister Crime

LNP - Hulfsdorp gunman identified as Samindu Dilshan Piyumanga Kandanaarachchi: Minister

The suspect who was arrested over the shooting incident at the Hulfsdorp Court complex has been identified as Samindu Dilshan Piyumanga Kandanaarachchi from…

20 Feb 2025
LNP - Police seek public assistance to arrest woman who aided court shooting, offers reward Crime

LNP - Police seek public assistance to arrest woman who aided court shooting, offers reward

The Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) has requested public assistance to trace the suspected woman who provided the weapon to the gunman inside the Aluthkade…

20 Feb 2025
LNP - Two more wanted Sri Lankan criminals repatriated from India Crime

LNP - Two more wanted Sri Lankan criminals repatriated from India

Two other wanted Sri Lankan suspects, who were arrested in Chennai, India, along with the Police Constable (PC) who aided in the escape attempt of notorious…

20 Feb 2025
LNP - ‘Ganemulla Sanjeewa’ killing: Shooter entered court disguised as lawyer Crime

LNP - ‘Ganemulla Sanjeewa’ killing: Shooter entered court disguised as lawyer

Sri Lanka Police has identified the suspect who carried out the shooting inside the No. 05 Magistrate’s Court within the Aluthkade Courts Complex this morning…

19 Feb 2025
LNP - Parliament heats up over Hulftsdorp shooting Crime

LNP - Parliament heats up over Hulftsdorp shooting

Opposition MPs raised concerns over the shooting incident in the Hulftsdorp Court complex this morning, claiming that murders have escalated in the country…

19 Feb 2025
LNP - Footage emerges of Aluthkade Court shooting which killed ‘Ganemulla Sanjeewa’ Crime

LNP - Footage emerges of Aluthkade Court shooting which killed ‘Ganemulla Sanjeewa’

The notorious drug trafficker and organized criminal infamously known as “Ganemulla Sanjeewa”, who was shot at during the incident has passed away at the…

19 Feb 2025
LNP - Police Constable wanted over Harak Kata’s failed escape bid arrested in India Crime

LNP - Police Constable wanted over Harak Kata’s failed escape bid arrested in India

Ravindu Sandeepa, the Police Constable (PC) who aided in the escape attempt of notorious drug trafficker Nadun Chinthaka Wickremeratne alias “Harak Kata” from…

19 Feb 2025
LNP - Price of bread reduced Crime

LNP - Price of bread reduced

With the Rs. 10 price reduction on a kilogram of wheat flour, the bakery owners have agreed on a price reduction of Rs. 10 per loaf of bread, according to the…

18 Feb 2025
LNP - New luxury bus service to operate under ‘Metro’ bus company Crime

LNP - New luxury bus service to operate under ‘Metro’ bus company

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says that public transport systems – buses, highways and train services – will be developed and renovated both in urban and…

17 Feb 2025
LNP - Suspect arrested at BIA in connection with abduction and over Rs. 8 mln robbery Crime

LNP - Suspect arrested at BIA in connection with abduction and over Rs. 8 mln robbery

A suspect wanted over an incident involving the abduction of a person and the robbery of over Rs. 8 million in cash from the said individual, has been arrested…

16 Feb 2025
LNP - Over 30,000 arrested in nationwide anti-drug and crime operations Crime

LNP - Over 30,000 arrested in nationwide anti-drug and crime operations

More than 30,000 suspects have been arrested in connection with the anti-drug and crime prevention operations conducted by the police across the island,…

15 Feb 2025
LNP - Navin Dissanayake appointed UNP Vice President Crime

LNP - Navin Dissanayake appointed UNP Vice President

Former Minister Navin Dissanayake has been appointed as the Vice President of the United National Party (UNP). The appointment was made by party leader and…

15 Feb 2025
LNP - Businessman nabbed for attempting to smuggle phones, tablets Crime

LNP - Businessman nabbed for attempting to smuggle phones, tablets

A 45-years-old businessman who illegally brought a stock of mobile phones and tab computers worth Rs. 300 million was arrested by Customs officers at the…

14 Feb 2025
LNP - Another registered criminal repatriated from India Crime

LNP - Another registered criminal repatriated from India

A notorious underworld figure, Mandalagala Bombugalage Sumith Priyantha, has been extradited to Sri Lanka following a high-level operation led by the Acting…

13 Feb 2025
LNP - Sri Lanka to recruit nearly 7,500 to public service Crime

LNP - Sri Lanka to recruit nearly 7,500 to public service

The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to make nearly 7,500 recruitments to several government institutions based on the recommendations of the…

11 Feb 2025
LNP - Toyota releases new price list, with lowest price starting at Rs. 7.4 million Crime

LNP - Toyota releases new price list, with lowest price starting at Rs. 7.4 million

Toyota Lanka has announced the new prices for its wide range of brand-new vehicles following the relaxation of the ban on vehicle imports. The company said…

11 Feb 2025