Crime News
Crime LNP - Ceypetco revises fuel prices
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (Ceypetco) has announced a revision of fuel prices, effective from midnight today. Accordingly, the price of Petrol Octane 92…
Crime LNP - British citizen arrested over alleged terrorism financing in Colombo and Vanni
Sri Lanka Police have arrested a 43-year-old British citizen of Sri Lankan origin for allegedly collecting and distributing funds for a terrorist group. …
Crime LNP - Another court case against Arjuna Aloysius
A case has been filed before the Colombo Magistrate’s Court, alleging that Arjuna Aloysius, the director of W.M.Mendis and Company, who is currently serving a…
Crime LNP - Arjuna Mahendran noticed to appear in court over bond scam
The Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court today issued a notice directing former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran to appear before the court on February 25,…
Crime LNP - Government to import 70,000 tonnes of Nadu rice
The government has decided to import Nadu rice subject to maximum of 70,000 tonnes as a solution to the shortage of rice in the market, Minister of Trade,…
Crime LNP - Sustainability Awards 2024 honours eco-friendly tourism practices
The 2024 Sustainability Awards, organised by the Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Sri Lanka (AHK Sri Lanka) and funded by the Friedrich Naumann…
Crime LNP - President Dissanayake to visit India in December – report
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will visit India at the invitation of the Indian government in mid-December, Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath said…
Crime LNP - Rs. 311M received as compensation Easter attack victims; SC calls for report on distribution
The Attorney General (AG) today informed the Supreme Court that the Office for Reparations has received Rs. 311 million in total as compensation for the…
Crime LNP - Police, military on high alert for today’s General Election
As the country prepares for today's general election, law enforcement authorities have mobilized a massive security operation to ensure a peaceful and orderly…
Crime LNP - Five leading liquor manufacturers to face licence cancellation by Nov 30th
Five leading liquor manufacturers including W. M. Mendis and Co. Limited will face imminent risk of losing its liquor production licence, if an accumulated tax…
Crime LNP - Two defendants acquitted from murder case after 27 years
The North Central Province Predecessor High Court Judge and incumbent Kuliyapitiya High Court Judge, Manoj Thalgodapitiya, has ordered the acquittal of two…
Crime LNP - Notice on issuing exam certificates
The Department of Examinations has issued a special notice regarding the issuance of exam certificates. Accordingly, the department announces that the issuing…
Crime LNP - Court orders to expedite tax probes on Piumi Hansamali and Aura Lanka chairman
Colombo Additional Magistrate Bandara Ilangasinghe has ordered the Inland Revenue Department today (11) to expedite its investigations into actress Piumi…
Crime LNP - Over 3,000 driving licenses temporarily suspended so far this year
The Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) says that the courts have temporarily suspended over 3,000 driving licenses during the time elapsed this year (2024). The…
Crime LNP - Man arrested for attempting to transport woman to Italy with wife’s passport
In a classic case of human smuggling, a man attempting to transport an unknown woman to Italy with his wife’s travel documents was stopped by the Immigration…
Crime LNP - Rice shortage, price surge fueled by increased beer production?
The Small and Medium Scale Rice Mill Owners’ Association stresses that the growing rice shortage in the market is caused by the increased use of raw rice for…
Crime LNP - Court to review injunction against e-passport purchase; Ex-President Ranil named respondent
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has been named as a respondent of the writ petition filed with the Court of Appeal challenging the previous government’s…
Crime LNP - Four ex-Customs officers sentenced to 35 years RI over bribery charges
The Colombo High Court has sentenced four former officials of Sri Lanka Customs to 35 years of rigorous imprisonment each after they were found guilty of the…
Crime LNP - Government will take legal action if rice not sold at controlled prices: President
Claiming that the government had held discussions with rice millers on the prices of rice, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today that legal action will…
Crime LNP - Spouse can claim damages from adulterer without filing for divorce: Supreme Court
In its recent judgement, the Supreme Court held that a party in a divorce case can pursue a claim against a co-defendant (the adulterer—a third party outside…
Crime LNP - Rice prices average above rate stipulated by Govt
Despite the government regulating prices for Nadu rice at Rs. 220, prices have averaged Rs.235 a kilo in the market, according to recent reports. At a recent…
Crime LNP - Sri Lanka makes $503 million in debt service payments in first half 2024
The external debt of the government as of end of June 2024 amounted to USD 37.5 billion, according to the Mid-Year Fiscal Position Report issued by Sri Lanka’s…
Crime LNP - Another jeep suspected to belong to Lohan Ratwatte seized
The Theldeniya police seized a suspicious jeep with a forged number plate, allegedly used by former State Minister Lohan Ratwatte. The jeep was found parked in…
Crime LNP - Failing to represent client as assigned counsel: Supreme Court suspends lawyer for five years
In a landmark disciplinary action, the Supreme Court suspended a lawyer from practicing law for five years following findings that he failed to appear before…